CVE-2017-12562

moderate-risk

Published 2017-08-05

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the psf_binheader_writef function in common.c in libsndfile through 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Do I need to act?

2.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — moderate exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 9.8/10 Critical

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Libsndfile

Debian Linux

Affected Vendors

Libsndfile Project Debian

References (6)

Issue Tracking https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/292

Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00020.html

Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-23

Issue Tracking https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/292

Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00020.html

Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-23

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moderate-risk

Severity 32/34 · Critical

Exploitability 6/34 · Minimal

Exposure 7/34 · Low