CVE-2017-14245
high
CVSS v3
8.1
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.1
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
88%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| arch | fixed | 1.0.31-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.0.28-5 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.0.28-5 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.0.28-5 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.0.28-5 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.0.28-5 |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| libsndfile_project | libsndfile | 1.0.28 | |
References
- https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/317
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00016.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00030.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-65
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14245.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14245
CWEs
CWE-125
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.