Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : libsndfile vulnerabilities (USN-4013-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 125812

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

It was discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled certain malformed files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libsndfile to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Update the affected libsndfile1, libsndfile1-dev and / or sndfile-programs packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4013-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 125812

File Name: ubuntu_USN-4013-1.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/11/2019

Updated: 10/21/2023

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-13139

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsndfile1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsndfile1-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:sndfile-programs, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/10/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/12/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-14245, CVE-2017-14246, CVE-2017-14634, CVE-2017-16942, CVE-2017-6892, CVE-2018-13139, CVE-2018-19432, CVE-2018-19661, CVE-2018-19662, CVE-2018-19758, CVE-2019-3832

USN: 4013-1