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CVE-2017-12562

Published: 5 August 2017

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the psf_binheader_writef function in common.c in libsndfile through 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
debian's patch in 1.0.28-3 doesn't match the upsteam patch.
need to investigate further, looks like parts are missing.

reproducer in upstream bug report.

Priority

Low

CVSS 3 base score: 9.8

Status

Package Release Status
libsndfile
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(1.0.28-3)
bionic Not vulnerable
(1.0.28-3)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(1.0.28-3)
disco Not vulnerable
(1.0.28-3)
eoan Not vulnerable
(1.0.28-3)
focal Not vulnerable
(1.0.28-3)
groovy Not vulnerable
(1.0.28-3)
precise Does not exist

trusty
Released (1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2+esm1)
upstream
Released (1.0.28-3)
xenial
Released (1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.3)
zesty Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/cf7a8182c2642c50f1cf90dddea9ce96a8bad2e8