CVE-2017-14634 (GCVE-0-2017-14634)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-09-21 07:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 19:34
VLAI
Summary
In libsndfile 1.0.28, a divide-by-zero error exists in the function double64_init() in double64.c, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 27/100 over 2305 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/318 x_refsource_MISC
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018… mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-23 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020… mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
Date Public
2017-09-21 00:00
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