CVE-2017-6892

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2017-05-23
CWE:
CWE-125
Bugzilla:
1463326: CVE-2017-6892 libsndfile: Information disclosure via aiff_read_chanmap() function

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

In libsndfile version 1.0.28, an error in the "aiff_read_chanmap()" function (aiff.c) can be exploited to cause an out-of-bounds read memory access via a specially crafted AIFF file.

Find out more about CVE-2017-6892 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 4.4
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libsndfile Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libsndfile Will not fix

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