Divide by zero in libsndfile - CVE-2017-14634
Published: March 7, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10868
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14634
CWE-ID: CWE-369
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the double64_init() function due to a divide-by-zero error when processing crafted audio files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted audio file, trigger a divide-by-zero condition and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in the double64_init() function due to a divide-by-zero error when processing crafted audio files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted audio file, trigger a divide-by-zero condition 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-2017-14634
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