CVE-2017-16942 — Divide By Zero in Libsndfile

CWE-369 — Divide By Zero9 documents7 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV9.8
EPSS
0.2%
top 64.21%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Libsndfile Project LibsndfileDebian Libsndfile
Timeline
PublishedNov 25
Latest updateMay 14

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

▶debiandebian/libsndfile< libsndfile 1.0.27-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianlibsndfile_project/libsndfile< 1.0.27-1+3
▶Ubuntulibsndfile_project/libsndfile< 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.3+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-m7qj-97rw-rxp3: In libsndfile 1↗2022-05-14
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OSV
libsndfile vulnerabilities↗2021-01-26
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OSV
CVE-2017-16942: In libsndfile 1↗2017-11-25
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Ubuntu
libsndfile vulnerabilities↗2021-01-26
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Ubuntu
libsndfile vulnerabilities↗2019-06-10
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Red Hat
libsndfile: divide-by-zero error in wav_w64_read_fmt_chunk()↗2017-11-25
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Debian
CVE-2017-16942: libsndfile - In libsndfile 1.0.25 (fixed in 1.0.26), a divide-by-zero error exists in the fun...↗2017
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-16942 libsndfile: divide-by-zero error in wav_w64_read_fmt_chunk()↗2017-11-27
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