CVE-2017-7741

libsndfile: Invalid memory write in flac_buffer_copy function

Published Apr 12, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
In libsndfile before 1.0.28, an error in the "flac_buffer_copy()" function (flac.c) can be exploited to cause a segmentation violation (with write memory access) via a specially crafted FLAC file during a resample attempt, a similar issue to CVE-2017-7585.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-928-1 libsndfile security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-16716 In libsndfile before 1.0.28, an error in the "flac_buffer_copy()" function (flac.c) can be exploited to cause a segmentation violation (with write memory access) via a specially crafted FLAC file during a resample attempt, a similar issue to CVE-2017-7585.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3306-1 libsndfile vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 4:12 PM
Reserved
Apr 12, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 12, 2017, 6:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:25 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Apr 11, 2017, 12:00 AM