Out-of-bounds Read in Libsndfile Project
CVE-2019-3832
It was discovered the fix for CVE-2018-19758 (libsndfile) was not complete and still allows a read beyond the limits of a buffer in wav_write_header() function in wav.c. A local attacker may use this flaw to make the application crash.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (41.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 41.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Libsndfile Project — versions 1.0.28
- [Unknown] Libsndfile
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 18.10
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/456 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/erikd/libsndfile/pull/460 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-65 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00030.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-3832?
- CVE-2019-3832 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libsndfile Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-03-21.
- How severe is CVE-2019-3832?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.