FreeBSD : libsndfile -- out-of-bounds reads (30704aba-1da4-11e8-b6aa-4ccc6adda413)

high Nessus Plugin ID 107110

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

Xin-Jiang on Github reports :

CVE-2017-14245 (Medium): An out of bounds read in the function d2alaw_array() in alaw.c of libsndfile 1.0.28 may lead to a remote DoS attack or information disclosure, related to mishandling of the NAN and INFINITY floating-point values.

CVE-2017-14246 (Medium): An out of bounds read in the function d2ulaw_array() in ulaw.c of libsndfile 1.0.28 may lead to a remote DoS attack or information disclosure, related to mishandling of the NAN and INFINITY floating-point values.

my123px on Github reports :

CVE-2017-17456 (Medium): The function d2alaw_array() in alaw.c of libsndfile 1.0.29pre1 may lead to a remote DoS attack (SEGV on unknown address 0x000000000000), a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-14245.

CVE-2017-17457 (Medium): The function d2ulaw_array() in ulaw.c of libsndfile 1.0.29pre1 may lead to a remote DoS attack (SEGV on unknown address 0x000000000000), a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-14246.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 107110

File Name: freebsd_pkg_30704aba1da411e8b6aa4ccc6adda413.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 3/2/2018

Updated: 10/27/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-14246

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-c6-libsndfile, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-c7-libsndfile, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:libsndfile

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/1/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/11/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-14245, CVE-2017-14246, CVE-2017-17456, CVE-2017-17457

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