Vulnerability CVE-2017-6892
Published: 2017-06-12

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.

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.8/10
6.4/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Libsndfile project -> Libsndfile 

 References:
https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/f833c53cb596e9e1792949f762e0b33661822748
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-23
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/
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