CVE-2017-7586

Published: 7 April 2017

In libsndfile before 1.0.28, an error in the "header_read()" function (common.c) when handling ID3 tags can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted FLAC file.

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
libsndfile Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Ignored (end of life)
	trusty	Released (1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2)
	upstream	Released (1.0.27-2)
	xenial	Released (1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.1)
	yakkety	Released (1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.10.1)
	zesty	Released (1.0.27-1ubuntu0.1)
	Patches: upstream: https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/708e996c87c5fae77b104ccfeb8f6db784c32074 upstream: https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/f457b7b5ecfe91697ed01cfc825772c4d8de1236 distro: https://sources.debian.net/data/main/libs/libsndfile/1.0.27-2/debian/patches/fix_bufferoverflows.patch

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.5
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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