Buffer overflow in Mega-Nerd Libsndfile
CVE-2011-2696
Integer overflow in libsndfile before 1.0.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PARIS Audio Format (PAF) file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.046 (91.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.046 · newest: 0.046 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mega-Nerd Libsndfile — versions 0.0.8, 0.0.28, 1.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/48644 (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1084.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/15/4 (mailing-list)
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi
- www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2288 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062955.html (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- secunia.com/advisories/45351 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/15/3 (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/14/3 (mailing-list)