CVE-2017-16942 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2017-11-25

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:libsndfile_project:libsndfile:1.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-8111	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.
Ubuntu USN	USN-4013-1	libsndfile vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-4704-1	libsndfile vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00151.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/341
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16942
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16942

History

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Subscriptions

Libsndfile Project Libsndfile

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-11-25T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:43:59.531Z

Reserved: 2017-11-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-16942

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-11-25T17:29:00.197

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-16942

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-11-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-16942 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-369

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