CVE-2017-7741

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2017-04-11
CWE:
CWE-787
Bugzilla:
1442033: CVE-2017-7741 libsndfile: Invalid memory write in flac_buffer_copy function

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

In libsndfile before 1.0.28, an error in the "flac_buffer_copy()" function (flac.c) can be exploited to cause a segmentation violation (with write memory access) via a specially crafted FLAC file during a resample attempt, a similar issue to CVE-2017-7585.

Find out more about CVE-2017-7741 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 Will not fix

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