| Name | CVE-2017-8363 |
| Description | The flac_buffer_copy function in flac.c in libsndfile 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted audio file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1618-1, DLA-956-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 862203 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| libsndfile (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.0.25-9.1+deb8u7 | fixed |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 1.0.27-3+deb9u3 | fixed |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 1.0.28-6+deb10u2 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1.0.31-2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.2.0-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.2.2-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/29/libsndfile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-flac_buffer_copy-flac-c/
https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/233
https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/fd0484aba8e51d16af1e3a880f9b8b857b385eb3
https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/cd7da8dbf6ee4310d21d9e44b385d6797160d9e8