CVE-2017-14245
An out of bounds read in the function d2alaw_array() in alaw.c of libsndfile 1.0.28 may lead to a remote DoS attack or information disclosure, related to mishandling of the NAN and INFINITY
02 Description
An out of bounds read in the function d2alaw_array() in alaw.c of libsndfile 1.0.28 may lead to a remote DoS attack or information disclosure, related to mishandling of the NAN and INFINITY
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.04% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 80.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-09-21 13:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 19:20Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-09-10
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 9e69a495b74f7f6a3c8c2fe9d6af4224210b6951c5fd9b41e496f3b3d55e1f2a
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/317
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20181226 [SECURITY] [DLA 1618-1] libsndfile security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00016.html
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4013-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202007-65https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-65
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20201029 [SECURITY] [DLA 2418-1] libsndfile security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00030.html
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- lib32-libsndfile Fixed in 1.0.31-1
- libsndfile Fixed in 1.0.31-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- libsndfile Fixed in 1.0.28-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libsndfile Fixed in 1.0.28-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libsndfile Fixed in 1.0.28-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- libsndfile Fixed in 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- libsndfile Fixed in 1.0.28-4ubuntu0.18.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- libsndfile Fixed in 1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.