MGASA-2017-0338

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    MGASA-2017-0338

    Published: 14 Sept 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-12562

    Summary: Updated libsndfile packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that a Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the psf_binheader_writef function in common.c in libsndfile through 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0338.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21618, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1483140

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libsndfile

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/libsndfile?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.0.25-9.4.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
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