Bug 1599152 (CVE-2018-13419)

Summary:	CVE-2018-13419 libsndfile: libsndfile: Denial of Service via memory leak in psf_allocate()
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Sam Fowler <sfowler>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	andreas, mhlavink
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in libsndfile. A remote attacker could exploit a memory leak vulnerability in the `psf_allocate()` function within `common.c`. By processing a specially crafted file, an attacker could cause the application to consume excessive memory, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	1599153, 1599155, 1910601
Bug Blocks:	1599156

Description Sam Fowler 2018-07-09 04:59:28 UTC

libsndfile through version 1.0.28 is vulnerable to a memory leak in the common.c:psf_allocate() function.


Upstream Issue:

https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/398

Comment 1 Sam Fowler 2018-07-09 04:59:52 UTC

Created libsndfile tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1599153]

Comment 3 Scott Gayou 2018-07-09 16:39:05 UTC

No luck reproducing this on old or new builds of libsndfile.

Comment 4 Scott Gayou 2018-08-07 13:49:13 UTC

Opened a bug on reporters github asking him to update the ticket with the PoC. Will close if no response by end of week.

See: https://github.com/fCorleone/fuzz_programs/issues/1

Comment 5 Scott Gayou 2018-08-10 14:19:03 UTC

Closing. No PoC, no new details.