CVE-2017-7586

MEDIUM

Libsndfile <1.0.28 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

Description

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.

References (6)

[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/708e996c87c5fae77b104ccfeb8f6db784c32074

View Patch ZIP pw:eip

[Patch] https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/f457b7b5ecfe91697ed01cfc825772c4d8de1236

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97522

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

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0032

EPSS Percentile 54.5%

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