libsndfile: Heap overflow vulnerability when parsing specially crafted AIFF header
Published Nov 17, 2015
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 13.29%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in libsndfile 1.0.25 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via the headindex value in the header in an AIFF file.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libsndfile
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
pulseaudio
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libsndfile
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
pulseaudio
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libsndfile | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pulseaudio | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libsndfile | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | pulseaudio | Not affected | 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:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 2, 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 (14 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 13.29% (0.13294) | 96.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 13.40% (0.13400) | 95.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 58.55% (0.58549) | 98.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 8, 2026 | 47.66% (0.47656) | 97.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 50.02% (0.50024) | 97.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 51.99% (0.51993) | 97.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 35.03% (0.35031) | 96.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 51.83% (0.51829) | 96.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 35.03% (0.35031) | 96.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 10.96% (0.10965) | 95.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 10.96% (0.10965) | 94.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 18.33% (0.18327) | 96.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 18.33% (0.18327) | 95.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 18.33% (0.18327) | 93.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171466.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172593.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172607.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00077.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00145.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133926/libsndfile-1.0.25-Heap-Overflow.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.nemux.org/2015/10/13/libsndfile-1-0-25-heap-overflow/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/03/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/03/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77427 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2832-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7805 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1277897 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7805
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-03 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7805
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38447/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
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