UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16942

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16942

    Published: 25 Nov 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-16942

    Summary:

    Details: In libsndfile 1.0.25 (fixed in 1.0.26), a divide-by-zero error exists in the function wav_w64_read_fmt_chunk() in wav_w64.c, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16942, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4013-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4704-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16942

    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
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High