CVE-2015-7805
critical
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
10.0
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in libsndfile 1.0.25 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via the headindex value in the header in an AIFF file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
libsndfile 1.0.25 - Local Heap Overflow
Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.
OS impact
SUSE Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 13.2 | Affected | — |
| 13.1 | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.0.25-10 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.0.25-10 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.0.25-10 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.0.25-10 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.0.25-10 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| mega-nerd | libsndfile | 1.0.25 | |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171466.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172593.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172607.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00077.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00145.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133926/libsndfile-1.0.25-Heap-Overflow.html
- http://www.nemux.org/2015/10/13/libsndfile-1-0-25-heap-overflow/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/03/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/03/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77427
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2832-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-03
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38447/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7805
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.