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CVE-2017-7742

In libsndfile before 1.0.28, an error in the "flac_buffer_copy()" function (flac.c) can be exploited to cause a segmentation violation (wit…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.4%
percentile 72%
Public exploits
0
none known

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 read memory access) via a specially crafted FLAC file during a resample attempt, a similar issue to CVE-2017-7585.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.39% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% 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/60b234301adf258786d8b90be5c1d437fc8799e0 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • blogs.gentoo.org /ago/2017/04/11/libsndfile-invalid-memory-read-and-invalid-memory-write-in/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201707-04 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred

Sources

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