CVE-2017-7741

Publication date 12 April 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libsndfile 17.04 zesty
Fixed 1.0.27-1ubuntu0.1
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.10.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life

Patch details

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Package Patch details
libsndfile

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H