Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 25, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-16942
CVE-2017-16942
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.
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Affected products
14cpe:2.3:a:libsndfile_project:libsndfile:1.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:libsndfile_project:libsndfile:1.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=1.0.25
- osv-coords12 versionspkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3
< 1.0.25-36.7.2+ 11 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-36.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-36.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.20-2.19.7.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-36.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-36.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-36.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.20-2.19.7.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-36.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-36.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.20-2.19.7.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-36.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-36.7.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/341nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/nvd
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