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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-16942): libsndfile vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-16942): libsndfile vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
11/25/2017
Created
06/12/2019
Added
06/10/2019
Modified
05/01/2023

Description

In libsndfile 1.0.25 (fixed in 1.0.26), a divide-by-zero error exists in the function wav_w64_read_fmt_chunk() in wav_w64.c, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libsndfile1
  • ubuntu-upgrade-sndfile-programs

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