UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7586

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7586

    Published: 7 Apr 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-7586
    Aliases:
    USN-3306-1

    Summary:

    Details: In libsndfile before 1.0.28, an error in the "header_read()" function (common.c) when handling ID3 tags can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted FLAC file.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7586, http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/#History, http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/NEWS, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3306-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7586

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libsndfile

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2

    Affected versions

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

    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