#VU16178 Memory leak in libsndfile - CVE-2018-13419

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#VU16178 Memory leak in libsndfile - CVE-2018-13419

Published: November 29, 2018 / Updated: August 17, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16178
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-13419
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libsndfile
Software vendor:
Erik de Castro Lopo

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within psf_allocate in common.c, as demonstrated by sndfile-convert. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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