Ubuntu: USN-4013-1 (CVE-2017-17456): libsndfile vulnerabilities
4
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
12/07/2017
06/12/2019
06/10/2019
03/22/2023
Description
It was discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled certain malformed files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libsndfile to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Solution(s)
- ubuntu-upgrade-libsndfile1
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