CVE-2014-9496

Summary

CVECVE-2014-9496
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-01-16 16:59:00 UTC
Updated2020-11-20 17:34:00 UTC
DescriptionThe sd2_parse_rsrc_fork function in sd2.c in libsndfile allows attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to a (1) map offset or (2) rsrc marker, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Libsndfile Project Libsndfile All All All All
Application Libsndfile Project Libsndfile All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 11.2 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 11.2 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Mageia Advisory: MGASA-2015-0015 - Updated libsndfile packages fix CVE-2014-9496 CONFIRM advisories.mageia.org Third Party Advisory
libsndfile: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201612-03) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
libsndfile 'src/sd2.c' Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Oracle Bulletin Board Update - January 2015 CONFIRM www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
src/sd2.c : Fix two potential buffer read overflows. · dbe14f0 · erikd/libsndfile · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Bugtraq: [SECURITY] [DSA 4430-1] wpa security update BUGTRAQ seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:024 | Mandriva MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com Third Party Advisory
sd2.c: 2 buffer overruns · Issue #93 · erikd/libsndfile · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
USN-2832-1: libsndfile vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2015:0041-1: moderate: Security update for libsndfile SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Security Advisory SA62320 - SUSE update for libsndfile - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: Re: CVE Request: libsndfile buffer overread MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 671077 EulerOS Security Update for libsndfile (EulerOS-SA-2019-2513)
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