CVE-2017-6892

Summary

CVECVE-2017-6892
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerflexera
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-06-12 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionIn libsndfile version 1.0.28, an error in the "aiff_read_chanmap()" function (aiff.c) can be exploited to cause an out-of-bounds read memory access via a specially crafted AIFF file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-119 | Out-of-bounds read memory access leading to information disclosure


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libsndfile Project Libsndfile 1.0.28 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Flexera Software LLC Libsndfile affected 1.0.28 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-4013-1: libsndfile vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
src/aiff.c: Fix a buffer read overflow · libsndfile/libsndfile@f833c53 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 2418-1] libsndfile security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org
End of Support for the Secunia Community Site - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com Third Party Advisory
libsndfile: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-23) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Computer Security Research - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com 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)
  • 710270 Gentoo Linux libsndfile Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-23)
  • 900348 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for libsndfile (3848)
  • 902952 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for libsndfile (3805)
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