CVE-2017-6892

Summary

CVECVE-2017-6892
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-06-12 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-10-29 19:15:00 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

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libsndfile Project Libsndfile 1.0.28 All All All
Application Libsndfile Project Libsndfile 1.0.28 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
End of Support for the Secunia Community Site - Community MISC secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com Third Party Advisory
USN-4013-1: libsndfile vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
[SECURITY] [DLA 2418-1] libsndfile security update MLIST lists.debian.org
libsndfile: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-23) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Computer Security Research - Secunia MISC secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com Third Party Advisory
src/aiff.c: Fix a buffer read overflow · libsndfile/libsndfile@f833c53 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Issue Tracking, 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)
  • 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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