CVE-2017-6892
In libsndfile version 1.0.28, an error in the "aiff_read_chanmap()" function (aiff.c) can be exploited to cause an out-of-bounds read memory access via a specially crafted AIFF file.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In libsndfile version 1.0.28, an error in the "aiff_read_chanmap()" function (aiff.c) can be exploited to cause an out-of-bounds read memory access via a specially crafted AIFF file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.48% probability · 85th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- libsndfile project/libsndfile
- Source
- PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com
EPSS 2.5% 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/commit/f833c53cb596e9e1792949f762e0b33661822748Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00030.html
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/76717/Third Party Advisory
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-13/Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-23
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/
- https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/f833c53cb596e9e1792949f762e0b33661822748Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00030.html
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/76717/Third Party Advisory
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-13/Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-23
- 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.