Bug 1449518 – CVE-2017-8361 libsndfile: Buffer overflow in the flac_buffer_copy function

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Bug 1449518 - (CVE-2017-8361) CVE-2017-8361 libsndfile: Buffer overflow in the flac_buffer_copy function

Summary:	CVE-2017-8361 libsndfile: Buffer overflow in the flac_buffer_copy function

Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX

Aliases:	CVE-2017-8361

Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All Linux

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Depends On:	1449521
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Reported:	2017-05-10 04:25 EDT by Andrej Nemec
Modified:	2017-05-10 04:32 EDT (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Description Andrej Nemec 2017-05-10 04:25:22 EDT

The flac_buffer_copy function in flac.c in libsndfile allows attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted audio file.

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https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/29/libsndfile-global-buffer-overflow-in-flac_buffer_copy-flac-c/

Comment 1 Andrej Nemec 2017-05-10 04:28:37 EDT

Created libsndfile tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1449521]

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