VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-19662
There is a buffer over-read in the function i2alaw_array in alaw.c that will lead to a denial of service.
HIGH 8.1EPSS 2.31%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.31%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in libsndfile 1.0.28. There is a buffer over-read in the function i2alaw_array in alaw.c that will lead to a denial of service.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.31% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- libsndfile project/libsndfile · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/429Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00016.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00030.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/
- https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/429Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00016.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00030.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.