CVE-2017-7741
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
In libsndfile before 1.0.28, an error in the "flac_buffer_copy()" function (flac.c) can be exploited to cause a segmentation violation (with write memory access) via a specially crafted FLAC file during a resample attempt, a similar issue to CVE-2017-7585.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
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 | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.0.27-2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.0.27-2 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.0.27-2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.0.27-2 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.0.27-2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| libsndfile_project | libsndfile | {"endIncluding":"1.0.27"} | |
References
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/11/libsndfile-invalid-memory-read-and-invalid-memory-write-in/
- https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/60b234301adf258786d8b90be5c1d437fc8799e0
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-04
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7741.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7741
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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