Out-of-bounds read in libsndfile - CVE-2019-3832
Published: June 13, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18790
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3832
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Erik de Castro Lopo
Affected software:
libsndfile
libsndfile
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the wav_write_header() function in wav.c file when processing media content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and crash the affected application.
Note: this vulnerability is a result of an unresolved issues, described in SB2018112313 (#5).
How to mitigate CVE-2019-3832
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.