Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 12, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-7742

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 read memory access) via a specially crafted FLAC file during a resample attempt, a similar issue to CVE-2017-7585.

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Affected products

Libsndfile Project/Libsndfile
cpe:2.3:a:libsndfile_project:libsndfile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=1.0.27
osv-coords12 versions
pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2
< 1.0.25-28.1+ 11 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.20-2.13.1
- (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: < 1.0.20-2.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.20-2.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-28.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/60b234301adf258786d8b90be5c1d437fc8799e0nvdPatch
blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/11/libsndfile-invalid-memory-read-and-invalid-memory-write-in/nvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-04nvd

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