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Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libsndfile package, versions <1.0.25-9.1+deb8u2

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.35% (72nd percentile)
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NVD
8.1 high
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Red Hat
3.3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN8-LIBSNDFILE-316578
  • published 29 Nov 2018
  • disclosed 29 Nov 2018
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Introduced: 29 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-19662 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+deb8u2 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.

An issue was discovered in libsndfile 1.0.28. There is a buffer over-read in the function i2alaw_array in alaw.c that will lead to a denial of service.