Bug 1517902 – CVE-2017-16942 libsndfile: divide-by-zero error in wav_w64_read_fmt_chunk()

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Bug 1517902 - (CVE-2017-16942) CVE-2017-16942 libsndfile: divide-by-zero error in wav_w64_read_fmt_chunk()

Summary:	CVE-2017-16942 libsndfile: divide-by-zero error in wav_w64_read_fmt_chunk()

Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX

Aliases:	CVE-2017-16942

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

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Reported:	2017-11-27 11:40 EST by Adam Mariš
Modified:	2017-12-08 14:33 EST (History)
CC List:	3 users (show)

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Fixed In Version:	libsndfile 1.0.26
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Last Closed:	2017-11-27 11:41:13 EST
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Description Adam Mariš 2017-11-27 11:40:46 EST

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

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