Denial of service in libsndfile

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU100774

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50612

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the vorbis_analysis_wrote() function in ogg_vorbis.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and crash the application.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

libsndfile: 0.0.8 - 5.541

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:erik_de_castro_lopo:libsndfile:0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:a:erik_de_castro_lopo:libsndfile:0.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:a:erik_de_castro_lopo:libsndfile:1.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://github.com/libsndfile/libsndfile/issues/1035

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.