CVE-2017-7741 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A memory corruption vulnerability in libsndfile allows attackers to cause a segmentation violation and potentially execute code via a crafted FLAC file.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2017-7741?

CVE-2017-7741 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Apr 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In libsndfile before 1.0.28, an error in the "flac_buffer_copy()" function (flac.c) can be exploited to cause a segmentation violation (with write memory access) via a specially crafted FLAC file during a resample attempt, a similar issue to CVE-2017-7585.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7741?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Libsndfile Project Libsndfile.

How do I fix CVE-2017-7741?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2017-7741 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7741 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2017-7741, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7741, GHSA-2933-mrxr-9gj9, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7741.

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