CVE-2017-8361

high

Description

The flac_buffer_copy function in flac.c in libsndfile 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted audio file.

References

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/29/libsndfile-global-buffer-overflow-in-flac_buffer_copy-flac-c/

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00016.html

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-23

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2017-04-30

Updated: 2019-03-05

Type: CWE-119

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Impact Score: 6.4

Exploitability Score: 8.6

Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Impact Score: 5.9

Exploitability Score: 2.8

Severity: HIGH