CVE-2017-7586

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2017-03-26
CWE:
CWE-121
Bugzilla:
1440758: CVE-2017-7586 libsndfile: Error in header_read() causing stack-based buffer overflow
A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libsndfile handled ID3 tags. This flaw could potentially be used to crash the application using libsndfile by tricking the application into processing specially crafted FLAC files.

Find out more about CVE-2017-7586 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 3.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
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 Not affected

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