CVE-2017-8363

Summary

CVECVE-2017-8363
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-04-30 19:59:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionThe flac_buffer_copy function in flac.c in libsndfile 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted audio file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-125

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 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
[SECURITY] [DLA 1618-1] libsndfile security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
libsndfile: heap-based buffer overflow in flac_buffer_copy (flac.c) | agostino's blog MISC blogs.gentoo.org Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
libsndfile: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-23) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 500312 Alpine Linux Security Update for libsndfile
  • 504080 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)
  • 900429 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for libsndfile (3849)
  • 903336 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for libsndfile (3796)
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