Denial of service in libsndfile - CVE-2017-7741
Published: June 2, 2017 / Updated: June 5, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6880
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-2017-7741
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a write memory access flaw in the flac_buffer_copy function in flac.c. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted FLAC file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a segmentation violation and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists due to a write memory access flaw in the flac_buffer_copy function in flac.c. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted FLAC file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a segmentation violation and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-7741
Update to version 1.0.28.