Out-of-bounds Read

Affecting libsndfile package, versions <1.0.27-3+deb9u1

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Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read. It was discovered the fix for CVE-2018-19758 (libsndfile) was not complete and still allows a read beyond the limits of a buffer in wav_write_header() function in wav.c. A local attacker may use this flaw to make the application crash.

Remediation

Upgrade libsndfile to version or higher.

References

CVSS Score

5.0
medium severity
  • Attack Vector
    Local
  • Attack Complexity
    Low
  • Privileges Required
    Low
  • User Interaction
    Required
  • Scope
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality
    None
  • Integrity
    None
  • Availability
    High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVE
CVE-2019-3832
CWE
CWE-125
Snyk ID
SNYK-DEBIAN9-LIBSNDFILE-602803
Disclosed
21 Mar, 2019
Published
15 Feb, 2019