CVE-2017-8363 — Out-of-bounds Read in Libsndfile

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds ReadCWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow9 documents8 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.3%
top 20.05%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
6
Libsndfile Project LibsndfileDebian LibsndfileDebian Linux+3 more
Timeline
PublishedApr 30
Latest updateMay 13

Description

The flac_buffer_copy function in flac.c in libsndfile 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via 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 Packages6 packages

▶debiandebian/libsndfile< libsndfile 1.0.27-3 (bookworm)
▶Debianlibsndfile_project/libsndfile< 1.0.27-3+3

Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0

Patches

Patch: blogs.gentoo.org ↗Patch: blogs.gentoo.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-4pfq-9qw7-52fw: The flac_buffer_copy function in flac↗2022-05-13
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OSV
CVE-2017-8363: The flac_buffer_copy function in flac↗2017-04-30
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Ubuntu
libsndfile vulnerabilities↗2017-06-01
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Red Hat
libsndfile: Heap buffer over-read in the flac_buffer_copy function↗2017-04-29
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Microsoft
The flac_buffer_copy function in flac.c in libsndfile 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted audio file.↗2017-04-11
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Debian
CVE-2017-8363: libsndfile - The flac_buffer_copy function in flac.c in libsndfile 1.0.28 allows remote attac...↗2017
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-8363 libsndfile: Heap buffer over-read in the flac_buffer_copy function↗2017-06-05
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-8361 CVE-2017-8362 CVE-2017-8363 CVE-2017-8365 libsndfile: various flaws [fedora-all]↗2017-05-10
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