CVE-2017-8362
medium
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.5
Description
The flac_buffer_copy function in flac.c in libsndfile 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and application crash) via a crafted audio file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.0.27-3 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.0.27-3 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.0.27-3 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.0.27-3 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.0.27-3 |
| 8.0 | Affected | — |
Arch Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Fixed | 1.0.31-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| libsndfile_project | libsndfile | 1.0.28 | |
References
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/29/libsndfile-invalid-memory-read-in-flac_buffer_copy-flac-c/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00016.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-23
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8362.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8362
CWEs
CWE-125
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.