libsndfile: Invalid memory write in flac_buffer_copy function
Published Apr 12, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.19%
Description
In libsndfile before 1.0.28, an error in the "flac_buffer_copy()" function (flac.c) can be exploited to cause a segmentation violation (with write memory access) via a specially crafted FLAC file during a resample attempt, a similar issue to CVE-2017-7585.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.0.27
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/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: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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.19% (0.01188) | 66.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 1.86% (0.01862) | 77.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00120) | 46.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00120) | 46.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00120) | 44.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7741 Vendor Advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/11/libsndfile-invalid-memory-read-and-invalid-memory-write-in/ x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1442033 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/60b234301adf258786d8b90be5c1d437fc8799e0 x_refsource_MISCPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7741
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-04 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7741
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7741 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/11/libsndfile-invalid-memory-read-and-invalid-memory-write-in/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1442033 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/60b234301adf258786d8b90be5c1d437fc8799e0 | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7741 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-04 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7741 |
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