CVE-2017-14245
N/A
Published: September 21, 2017 at 01:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:05 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxLibsndfile
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/317Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00016.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00030.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-65Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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