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CVE-2017-7586

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-b…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.2%
percentile 69%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • github.com /erikd/libsndfile/commit/708e996c87c5fae77b104ccfeb8f6db784c32074 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • mega-nerd.com /libsndfile/#History · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • mega-nerd.com /libsndfile/NEWS · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201707-04 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • github.com /erikd/libsndfile/commit/f457b7b5ecfe91697ed01cfc825772c4d8de1236 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/97522 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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