CVE-2017-12562

NameCVE-2017-12562
DescriptionHeap-based Buffer Overflow in the psf_binheader_writef function in common.c in libsndfile through 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-1049-1, DLA-3058-1
Debian Bugs869166

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libsndfile (PTS)buster1.0.28-6+deb10u1fixed
buster (security)1.0.28-6+deb10u2fixed
bullseye1.0.31-2fixed
bookworm, sid1.2.0-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libsndfilesourcewheezy1.0.25-9.1+deb7u4DLA-1049-1
libsndfilesourcestretch1.0.27-3+deb9u3DLA-3058-1
libsndfilesource(unstable)1.0.28-3869166

Notes

[jessie] - libsndfile <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/292
https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/cf7a8182c2642c50f1cf90dddea9ce96a8bad2e8
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