#VU40938 Buffer overflow in Opensuse - CVE-2014-9496

Vulnerability identifier: #VU40938

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9496

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Opensuse
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: SUSE

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The sd2_parse_rsrc_fork function in sd2.c in libsndfile allows attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to a (1) map offset or (2) rsrc marker, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 13.1 - 13.2

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External links
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0015.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00016.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/62320
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:024
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/04/4
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71796
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2832-1
https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/dbe14f00030af5d3577f4cabbf9861db59e9c378
https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/93
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/23
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-03

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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.