CVE-2017-16942: Divide by Zero
First published: Sat Nov 25 2017(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| debian/libsndfile | 1.0.31-2 1.2.0-1 1.2.2-1 1.2.2-2 | |
| Mega-nerd Libsndfile | =1.0.25 |
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Reference Links
- https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/341
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-16942
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16942
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-16942
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16942
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16942
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