CVE-2017-14246

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    CVE-2017-14246

    Published: 21 Sept 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00030.html, https://usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00016.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-65, https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/317

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 1d928bffdb65e827c3e7d17ece0e123b4a70ec6c
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.0.28

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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