What is CVE-2017-7585?

CVE-2017-7585 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libsndfile Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-7585?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Libsndfile Project

CVE-2017-7585

In libsndfile before 1.0.28, an error in the "flac_buffer_copy()" function (flac.c) can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted FLAC file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2017-04-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (69.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Libsndfile Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/ (Product, Release Notes)
github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/60b234301adf258786d8b90be5c1d437fc8799e0 (Patch)
www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/NEWS (Release Notes)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-04 (vendor-advisory)
secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-4/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7585?: CVE-2017-7585 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libsndfile Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-7585?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.