What is CVE-2018-13139?

CVE-2018-13139 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libsndfile Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-07-04.

How severe is CVE-2018-13139?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Libsndfile Project

CVE-2018-13139

A stack-based buffer overflow in psf_memset in common.c in libsndfile 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted audio file. The vulnerability can be triggered by the executable sndfile-deinterleave.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2018-07-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.036 (89.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.036 · newest: 0.036 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Libsndfile Project — versions 1.0.28
Debian Linux — versions 8.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00016.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/397 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-23 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/ (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-13139?: CVE-2018-13139 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libsndfile Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-07-04.
How severe is CVE-2018-13139?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.