CVE-2017-16942

MEDIUM

libsndfile 1.0.25 - Denial of Service via Divide-by-Zero in wav_w64_read_fmt_chunk

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In libsndfile 1.0.25 (fixed in 1.0.26), a divide-by-zero error exists in the function wav_w64_read_fmt_chunk() in wav_w64.c, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/341
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0123
EPSS Percentile 65.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-369
Status published
Products (1)
libsndfile_project/libsndfile 1.0.25
Published Nov 25, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026