Out-of-bounds read in libsndfile - CVE-2017-14245
Published: March 5, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10839
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14245
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote unautheticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the d2alaw_array() function due to improper handling of NAN and INFINITY floating-point values. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted source code, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in the d2alaw_array() function due to improper handling of NAN and INFINITY floating-point values. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted source code, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read and cause the service to crash.
Affected software
libsndfile
Gentoo Linux
Ubuntu
libsndfile (Ubuntu package)
libsndfile1 (Ubuntu package)
sndfile-programs (Ubuntu package)
Gentoo Linux
Ubuntu
libsndfile (Ubuntu package)
libsndfile1 (Ubuntu package)
sndfile-programs (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2017-14245
Install update from vendor's website.
libsndfile (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.2, 1.0.28-4ubuntu0.18.04.1, 1.0.28-4ubuntu0.18.10.1
libsndfile1 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.3, 1.0.2510ubuntu0.16.04.3+esm2
sndfile-programs (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.3, 1.0.2510ubuntu0.16.04.3+esm2
libsndfile1 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.3, 1.0.2510ubuntu0.16.04.3+esm2
sndfile-programs (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.3, 1.0.2510ubuntu0.16.04.3+esm2