USN-2832-1

It was discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled memory when parsing malformed files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libsndfile to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-9496)

Joshua Rogers discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled division when parsing malformed files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libsndfile to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-9756)

Marco Romano discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled certain malformed AIFF files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libsndfile to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-7805)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libsndfile

Package

Name: libsndfile
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libsndfile@1.0.25-7ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.0.25-7ubuntu2.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.25-7ubuntu1

1.0.25-7ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.25-7ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "libsndfile1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.25-7ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "libsndfile1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.25-7ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "sndfile-programs"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2014-9496"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2014-9756"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2015-7805"
        }
    ]
}