UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12562

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12562

    Published: 5 Aug 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-12562
    Aliases:
    USN-4704-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12562, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4704-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12562

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libsndfile

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2+esm1

    Affected versions

    1.0.25-7ubuntu1
    1.0.25-7ubuntu2
    1.0.25-7ubuntu2.1
    1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2

    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
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High