CVE-2014-9756

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    CVE-2014-9756

    Published: 19 Nov 2015Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The psf_fwrite function in file_io.c in libsndfile allows attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via unspecified vectors related to the headindex variable.

    References: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00077.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00145.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/24/3, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/03/9, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2832-1, https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/725c7dbb95bfaf8b4bb7b04820e3a00cceea9ce6, https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/92, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00077.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00145.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/24/3, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/03/9, https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/92, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/24/3, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/03/9, https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/725c7dbb95bfaf8b4bb7b04820e3a00cceea9ce6

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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