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CVE-2017-14246 Details

Description

An out of bounds read in the function d2ulaw_array() in ulaw.c of libsndfile 1.0.28 may lead to a remote DoS attack or information disclosure, related to mishandling of the NAN and INFINITY floating-point values.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/317 CVEIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00016.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00030.html CVE
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-65 CVE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/ CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
libsndfile project libsndfile
1.0.28

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:libsndfile_project:libsndfile:1.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
8.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-14246
NVD Published Date:
Sep 21, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-14246 Details - Not Deferred