CVE-2017-6892
N/A
Published: June 12, 2017 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:23 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLibsndfileProject Libsndfile
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
In libsndfile version 1.0.28, an error in the "aiff_read_chanmap()" function (aiff.c) can be exploited to cause an out-of-bounds read memory access via a specially crafted AIFF file.
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:
References (6)
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/f833c53cb596e9e1792949f762e0b33661822748Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00030.htmlx_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/76717/x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-13/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-23Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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