Description
In libsndfile before 1.0.28, an error in the "flac_buffer_copy()" function (flac.c) can be exploited to cause a segmentation violation (with write memory access) via a specially crafted FLAC file during a resample attempt, a similar issue to CVE-2017-7585.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/60b234301adf258786d8b90be5c1d437fc8799e0
Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/11/libsndfile-invalid-memory-read-and-invalid-memory-write-in/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-04
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0034
EPSS Percentile
56.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (1)
libsndfile_project/libsndfile
< 1.0.27
Published
Apr 12, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026