Bug 1483140 (CVE-2017-12562)

Summary:	CVE-2017-12562 libsndfile: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in psf_binheader_writef function in common.c
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Pedro Sampaio <psampaio>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
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Version:	unspecified	CC:	andreas, mhlavink
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Description Pedro Sampaio 2017-08-18 20:43:27 UTC

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the psf_binheader_writef function in
common.c in libsndfile through 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause
a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified
other impact.

Upstream bug:

https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/292

Upstream patch:

https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/cf7a8182c2642c50f1cf90dddea9ce96a8bad2e8

References:

https://bugs.openmpt.org/view.php?id=974

Comment 1 Pedro Sampaio 2017-08-18 20:43:51 UTC

Created libsndfile tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1483141]