CVE-2017-7586

In libsndfile before 1.0.28, an error in the "header_read()" function (common.c) when handling ID3 tags can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted FLAC file.

Score

CVSS 3.0 5.5 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2017-04-07

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected products

• Libsndfile (Libsndfile Project)

References

• http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/#History
• http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/NEWS
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97522
• https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/708e996c87c5fae77b104ccfeb8f6db784c32074
• https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/f457b7b5ecfe91697ed01cfc825772c4d8de1236
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-04