CVE-2017-6892: Buffer Overflow
First published: Mon Jun 12 2017(Updated: )
In libsndfile version 1.0.28, an error in the "aiff_read_chanmap()" function (aiff.c) can be exploited to cause an out-of-bounds read memory access via a specially crafted AIFF file.
Credit: PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com
| 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 | =1.0.28 |
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Reference Links
- https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/f833c53cb596e9e1792949f762e0b33661822748
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00030.html
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/76717/
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-13/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-23
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-6892
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6892
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6892
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6892
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6892
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