CVE-2017-12562

Publication date 5 August 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the psf_binheader_writef function in common.c in libsndfile through 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libsndfile	20.10 groovy	Not affected
	20.04 LTS focal	Not affected
	19.10 eoan	Not affected
	19.04 disco	Not affected
	18.10 cosmic	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Not affected
	17.04 zesty	Ignored
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.3
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2+esm1 Ubuntu Pro

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Notes

mdeslaur

debian's patch in 1.0.28-3 doesn't match the upsteam patch. need to investigate further, looks like parts are missing. reproducer in upstream bug report.

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
libsndfile	Upstream: cf7a818

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	9.8 · Critical
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H