CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-8363
6.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-04-30
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 6.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-125
Description
The 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.
Affected configurations
• libsndfile project libsndfile 1.0.28
• debian debian linux 8.0
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read weakness
References
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/29/libsndfile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-flac_buffer_copy-flac-c/ Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00016.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-23 Third Party Advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/29/libsndfile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-flac_buffer_copy-flac-c/ Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00016.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-23 Third Party Advisory