# CVE-2014-9496: Memory corruption in n/a

> Attackers can cause out-of-bounds reads in libsndfile via crafted audio files, potentially leading to crashes or information disclosure.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Not stated
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 16 Jan 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9496, GHSA-pc8q-hxww-6c2f, MGASA-2015-0015, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9496

## What is CVE-2014-9496?

CVE-2014-9496 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 16 Jan 2015. 

### Official description

The sd2_parse_rsrc_fork function in sd2.c in libsndfile allows attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to a (1) map offset or (2) rsrc marker, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9496?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Libsndfile Project Libsndfile, Opensuse Opensuse, Oracle Solaris.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-9496?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2014-9496 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9496 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

- [CVE-2020-11651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11651/): SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-7247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7247/): OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-16928](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16928/): Exim Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-6789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6789/): Exim Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-2590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2590/): Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-9496 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-9496 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 16 Jan 2015. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9496 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Canonical Ubuntu Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9496/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9496/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9496
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9496
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-9496

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