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 | — | Upgrade libsndfile | May 1, 2017 | Apr 7, 2017 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade linux-c7-libsndfileUpgrade libsndfileUpgrade linux-c6-libsndfile | Apr 20, 2017 | Apr 20, 2017 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade media-libs/libsndfile. | Oct 30, 2017 | Apr 7, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade libsndfile | Dec 4, 2019 | Apr 7, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade libsndfile | Dec 18, 2019 | Apr 7, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade libsndfile | Nov 19, 2019 | Apr 7, 2017 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade library/libsndfile to version 1.0.28-0.175.3.20.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3 | Jun 8, 2017 | Apr 7, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Mar 26, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libsndfile1Upgrade libsndfile1-32bitUpgrade libsndfile-devel | Apr 19, 2017 | Apr 7, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libsndfile1 | Jun 1, 2017 | Apr 7, 2017 |
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