libsndfile: Out-of-bounds read in the function d2alaw_array()
Published Sep 21, 2017
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.04%
Description
An out of bounds read in the function d2alaw_array() in alaw.c of libsndfile 1.0.28 may lead to a remote DoS attack or information disclosure, related to mishandling of the NAN and INFINITY floating-point values.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 1.0.28
Configuration 2
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libsndfile
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libsndfile
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
libsndfile
Not affected
| 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 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | libsndfile | 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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.04% (0.02043) | 80.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 2.04% (0.02043) | 80.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00439) | 75.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00439) | 74.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.44% (0.00439) | 71.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00517) | 73.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 30.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14245 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500006 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/317 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00016.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00030.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14245
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-65 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14245
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14245 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500006 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/317 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00016.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00030.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14245 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-65 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14245 |
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