Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 7, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-7586
CVE-2017-7586
Description
In libsndfile before 1.0.28, an error in the "header_read()" function (common.c) when handling ID3 tags can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted FLAC file.
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Affected products
10- osv-coords9 versionspkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2
< 1.0.25-28.1+ 8 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-28.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/708e996c87c5fae77b104ccfeb8f6db784c32074nvdPatch
- github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/f457b7b5ecfe91697ed01cfc825772c4d8de1236nvdPatch
- www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/nvdProductRelease Notes
- www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/NEWSnvdRelease Notes
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97522nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-04nvd
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