Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 30, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-19758

Description

There is a heap-based buffer over-read at wav.c in wav_write_header in libsndfile 1.0.28 that will cause a denial of service.

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Affected products

Libsndfile Project/Libsndfile2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:libsndfile_project:libsndfile:1.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:libsndfile_project:libsndfile:1.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =1.0.28
Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
osv-coords37 versions
pkg:rpm/opensuse/libsndfile&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2 pkg:rpm/opensuse/libsndfile&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3 pkg:rpm/opensuse/libsndfile&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/opensuse/libsndfile-progs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2 pkg:rpm/opensuse/libsndfile-progs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%206 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-ESPOS pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-ESPOS pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCL pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCL pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-BCL pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015-LTSS 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%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1 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%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.0 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Retail%20Branch%20Server%204.0 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.0 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%208 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%209 pkg:rpm/suse/libsndfile&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%209
< 1.0.28-lp152.6.3.1+ 36 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.28-lp152.6.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.28-5.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.31-2.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.28-lp152.6.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.28-5.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.28-5.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.28-5.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.28-5.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.28-5.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.28-5.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.28-5.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.28-5.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.28-5.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.28-5.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.20-2.19.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-36.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-36.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-36.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-36.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-36.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.28-5.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.28-5.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.28-5.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.20-2.19.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-36.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-36.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-36.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.28-5.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.28-5.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.20-2.19.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-36.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.28-5.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.28-5.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.28-5.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-36.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-36.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.25-36.23.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00008.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00030.htmlnvd
usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/nvd

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