Medium severity · published Apr 12, 2017
CVE-2017-7741
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…
5.5
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 70% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Libsndfile · Libsndfile Project
through 1.0.27 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7741
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7741
Exploit
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/11/libsndfile-invalid-memory-read-and-invalid-memory-write-in/
Patch
https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/60b234301adf258786d8b90be5c1d437fc8799e0
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-04
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