USN-2832-1

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USN-2832-1

Summary: libsndfile vulnerabilities

Details: It was discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled memory when parsing malformed files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libsndfile to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-9496) Joshua Rogers discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled division when parsing malformed files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libsndfile to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-9756) Marco Romano discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled certain malformed AIFF files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libsndfile to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-7805)

References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2832-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9496, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9756, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7805