CVE-2017-16942

N/A
Published: November 25, 2017 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:10 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibsndfile

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

In libsndfile 1.0.25 (fixed in 1.0.26), a divide-by-zero error exists in the function wav_w64_read_fmt_chunk() in wav_w64.c, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/341
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/

CVSS

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-369

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