CVE-2014-9756
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5 · CWE-369
5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
The psf_fwrite function in file_io.c in libsndfile allows attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via unspecified vectors related to the headindex variable.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)3%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/24/3 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/24/3Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/03/9Patch
- https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/725c7dbb95bfaf8b4bb7b04820e3a00cceea9ce6Patch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00077.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00145.htmlAdvisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2832-1Advisory
- https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/92Advisory