VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-14634
In libsndfile 1.0.28, a divide-by-zero error exists in the function double64_init() in double64.c, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 2.08%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.08%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In libsndfile 1.0.28, a divide-by-zero error exists in the function double64_init() in double64.c, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.08% probability · 81th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-369
- Affected
- libsndfile project/libsndfile · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.1% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/318Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00016.htmlIssue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00030.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-23Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/
- https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/318Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00016.htmlIssue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00030.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-23Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.