vulnerability

Debian: CVE-2017-14245: libsndfile -- security update

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
Sep 21, 2017
Added
Feb 20, 2019
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

Description

An out of bounds read in the function d2alaw_array() in alaw.c of libsndfile 1.0.28 may lead to a remote DoS attack or information disclosure, related to mishandling of the NAN and INFINITY floating-point values.

Solution

debian-upgrade-libsndfile
Title
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