CVE-2021-4156

Summary

CVECVE-2021-4156
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-03-23 20:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-09-29 13:15:00 UTC
DescriptionAn out-of-bounds read flaw was found in libsndfile's FLAC codec functionality. An attacker who is able to submit a specially crafted file (via tricking a user to open or otherwise) to an application linked with libsndfile and using the FLAC codec, could trigger an out-of-bounds read that would most likely cause a crash but could potentially leak memory information that could be used in further exploitation of other flaws.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-125

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Libsndfile Project Libsndfile 1.1.10 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] [DLA 3126-1] libsndfile security update MLIST lists.debian.org
[SECURITY] [DLA 3058-1] libsndfile security update MLIST lists.debian.org
flac: Fix improper buffer reusing by yuawn · Pull Request #732 · libsndfile/libsndfile · GitHub MISC github.com
2027690 – (CVE-2021-4156) CVE-2021-4156 libsndfile: heap out-of-bounds read in src/flac.c in flac_buffer_copy MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
Heap-buffer-overflow in src/flac.c:274:41 in flac_buffer_copy · Issue #731 · libsndfile/libsndfile · GitHub MISC github.com
libsndfile: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202309-11) — 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

  • 159833 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for libsndfile (ELSA-2022-1968)
  • 179770 Debian Security Update for libsndfile (DLA 3058-1)
  • 181101 Debian Security Update for libsndfile (DLA 3126-1)
  • 182226 Debian Security Update for libsndfile (CVE-2021-4156)
  • 240300 Red Hat Update for libsndfile (RHSA-2022:1968)
  • 354267 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for libsndfile : ALAS2022-2022-175
  • 354328 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for libsndfile : ALAS2022-2022-026
  • 354819 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for libsndfile : ALAS2-2023-1998
  • 355213 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for libsndfile : ALAS2023-2023-028
  • 671826 EulerOS Security Update for libsndfile (EulerOS-SA-2022-1899)
  • 671891 EulerOS Security Update for libsndfile (EulerOS-SA-2022-1936)
  • 671957 EulerOS Security Update for libsndfile (EulerOS-SA-2022-2000)
  • 671958 EulerOS Security Update for libsndfile (EulerOS-SA-2022-1970)
  • 671997 EulerOS Security Update for libsndfile (EulerOS-SA-2022-2160)
  • 671998 EulerOS Security Update for libsndfile (EulerOS-SA-2022-2135)
  • 672211 EulerOS Security Update for libsndfile (EulerOS-SA-2022-2620)
  • 710754 Gentoo Linux libsndfile Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202309-11)
  • 751578 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for libsndfile (SUSE-SU-2022:0034-1)
  • 751587 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for libsndfile (SUSE-SU-2022:0052-1)
  • 751592 OpenSUSE Security Update for libsndfile (openSUSE-SU-2022:0052-1)
  • 751750 OpenSUSE Security Update for libsndfile (openSUSE-SU-2022:0052-2)
  • 753360 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for libsndfile (SUSE-SU-2022:14872-1)
  • 940549 AlmaLinux Security Update for libsndfile (ALSA-2022:1968)
  • 960316 Rocky Linux Security Update for libsndfile (RLSA-2022:1968)
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