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CVE-2017-7586

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Date: April 7, 2017

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.

Language: C

Severity Score

5.5

Related Resources (10)

Url: http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/NEWS

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97522

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7586

Url: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-04

Url: https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/f457b7b5ecfe91697ed01cfc825772c4d8de1236

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7586

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7586

Url: http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/#History

Url: https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/708e996c87c5fae77b104ccfeb8f6db784c32074

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-7586

Severity Score

5.5

Weakness Type (CWE)

Buffer Errors

CWE-119

Top Fix

Upgrade Version

Upgrade to version 1.0.28

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	5.5
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	REQUIRED
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	4.3
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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