CVE-2017-7585

MEDIUM

libsndfile <1.0.28 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

Description

In libsndfile before 1.0.28, an error in the "flac_buffer_copy()" function (flac.c) can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted FLAC file.

References (5)

[Product, Release Notes] http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/#History

[Release Notes] http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/NEWS

[Patch] https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/60b234301adf258786d8b90be5c1d437fc8799e0

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[Third Party Advisory] https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-4/

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-04

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0030

EPSS Percentile 53.0%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-119

Status published

Affected Products (2)

libsndfile_project/libsndfile < 1.0.27

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Apr 07, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026