In libsndfile before 1.0.28, an error in the "header_read()" function (common.c) when handling ID3 tags can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted FLAC file.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | debian-upgrade-libsndfile | May 1, 2017 | Apr 7, 2017 | |
| Freebsd | freebsd-upgrade-package-libsndfilefreebsd-upgrade-package-linux-c6-libsndfilefreebsd-upgrade-package-linux-c7-libsndfile | Apr 20, 2017 | Apr 20, 2017 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-libs-libsndfile | Oct 30, 2017 | Apr 7, 2017 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-libsndfile | Dec 4, 2019 | Apr 7, 2017 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-libsndfile | Dec 18, 2019 | Apr 7, 2017 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-libsndfile | Nov 19, 2019 | Apr 7, 2017 | |
| Oracle Solaris | oracle-solaris-11-3-upgrade-library-libsndfile-1-0-28-0-175-3-20-0-4-0 | Jun 8, 2017 | Apr 7, 2017 | |
| Redhat_linux | no-fix-redhat-rpm-package | Jul 9, 2025 | Mar 26, 2017 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-libsndfile-develsuse-upgrade-libsndfile1suse-upgrade-libsndfile1-32bit | Apr 19, 2017 | Apr 7, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-libsndfile1 | Jun 1, 2017 | Apr 7, 2017 |
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