UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16942

In libsndfile 1.0.25 (fixed in 1.0.26), a divide-by-zero error exists in the function wavw64readfmtchunk() in wav_w64.c, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / libsndfile

Package

Name: libsndfile
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libsndfile@1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2+esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.25-7ubuntu1

1.0.25-7ubuntu2

1.0.25-7ubuntu2.1

1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libsndfile1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "sndfile-programs"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16942.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libsndfile

Package

Name: libsndfile
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libsndfile@1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.2

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.25-9.1

1.0.25-10

1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libsndfile1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "sndfile-programs"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16942.json"