libsndfile: division by zero leading to denial of service in psf_fwrite()
Published Nov 19, 2015
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.83%
Description
The psf_fwrite function in file_io.c in libsndfile allows attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via unspecified vectors related to the headindex variable.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 1.0.26
Configuration 2
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 15.04
- 15.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libsndfile
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libsndfile
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libsndfile | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libsndfile | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.83% (0.02835) | 86.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.86% (0.02859) | 84.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.76% (0.00764) | 71.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00429) | 75.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00329) | 70.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 7, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00329) | 66.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00303) | 64.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00077.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00145.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/24/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/03/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2832-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9756 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1177254 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/725c7dbb95bfaf8b4bb7b04820e3a00cceea9ce6 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/92 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9756
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9756
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