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Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libsndfile package, versions <1.0.25-9.1+deb8u3

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.18% (56th percentile)
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NVD
6.5 medium
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Red Hat
3.3 low
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SUSE
5.5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN8-LIBSNDFILE-316482
  • published 30 Nov 2018
  • disclosed 30 Nov 2018
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Introduced: 30 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-19758 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-125 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 libsndfile to version 1.0.25-9.1+deb8u3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libsndfile package and not the libsndfile package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

There is a heap-based buffer over-read at wav.c in wav_write_header in libsndfile 1.0.28 that will cause a denial of service.