CVE-2017-12562

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-12562
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-08-05 17:29:00 UTC
Updated2022-12-02 22:58:00 UTC
DescriptionHeap-based Buffer Overflow in the psf_binheader_writef function in common.c in libsndfile through 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Libsndfile Project Libsndfile 1.0.28 All All All
Application Libsndfile Project Libsndfile 1.0.28 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Heap buffer overflows in `psf_binheader_writef` in 1.0.28 and later · Issue #292 · erikd/libsndfile · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 3058-1] libsndfile security update MLIST lists.debian.org
libsndfile: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-23) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 179770 Debian Security Update for libsndfile (DLA 3058-1)
  • 500313 Alpine Linux Security Update for libsndfile
  • 504081 Alpine Linux Security Update for libsndfile
  • 671077 EulerOS Security Update for libsndfile (EulerOS-SA-2019-2513)
  • 710270 Gentoo Linux libsndfile Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-23)
  • 900330 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for libsndfile (3791)
  • 902837 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for libsndfile (3841)
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