Bug 1517902 (CVE-2017-16942)

Summary: CVE-2017-16942 libsndfile: divide-by-zero error in wav_w64_read_fmt_chunk()
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Adam Mariš <amaris>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Fixed In Version: libsndfile 1.0.26 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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Description Adam Mariš 2017-11-27 16:40:46 UTC
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.

Upstream bug:

https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/341