USN-2832-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9496)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2015-12-07 17:49 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:36 – Source website
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Summary
libsndfile vulnerabilities
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It was discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled memory when parsing malformed files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libsndfile to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-9496)

Joshua Rogers discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled division when parsing malformed files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libsndfile to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-9756)

Marco Romano discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled certain malformed AIFF files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libsndfile to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-7805)

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  "id": "USN-2832-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:32Z",
  "published": "2015-12-07T17:49:12Z",
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