Out-of-bounds read in libsndfile - CVE-2017-17456

 

Out-of-bounds read in libsndfile - CVE-2017-17456

Published: March 5, 2018 / Updated: March 20, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10832
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17456
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Erik de Castro Lopo
Affected software:
libsndfile

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the d2alaw_array() function due to out-of-bounds read. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted source code, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and to cause the service to crash.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-17456

Cybersecurity is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.

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