CVE-2017-16942

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Published 2017-11-25 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

6.5

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2

4.3

VIR risk

6.5

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16942

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16942.html

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
sles		affected
debian	bookworm	fixed	`1.0.27-1`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`1.0.27-1`
debian	forky	fixed	`1.0.27-1`
debian	sid	fixed	`1.0.27-1`
debian	trixie	fixed	`1.0.27-1`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
libsndfile_project	libsndfile	`1.0.25`

References

https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/341
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16942.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16942

CWEs

CWE-369

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.