What is CVE-2017-16942?

CVE-2017-16942 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libsndfile_project Libsndfile, classified under Divide By Zero. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-11-25.

How severe is CVE-2017-16942?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Libsndfile_project Libsndfile

CVE-2017-16942

In libsndfile 1.0.25 (fixed in 1.0.26), a divide-by-zero error exists in the function wav_w64_read_fmt_chunk() in wav_w64.c, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file.

EPSS: 0.002 (35.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Libsndfile_project Libsndfile — versions 1.0.25
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-369 — Divide By Zero

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16942?: CVE-2017-16942 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libsndfile_project Libsndfile, classified under Divide By Zero. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-11-25.
How severe is CVE-2017-16942?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.