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CVE-2017-12562 json

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the psf_binheader_writef function in common.c in libsndfile through 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a…

published 2017-08-05 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-4134

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.0%
EPSS 4.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the psf_binheader_writef function in common.c in libsndfile through 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Patch / fix

  • libsndfile Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.0.28-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12562

  • libsndfile Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.3
  • libsndfile Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2+esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12562

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • libsndfile openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.0.31-2.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10992-1

  • libsndfile Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +19 more 1.0.28-r2

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2017-12562

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • libsndfile Arch Linux 1.0.31-1
  • lib32-libsndfile Arch Linux 1.0.31-1

arch linux advisories AVG-1549AVG-1550

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-12562 updated cvss 3.3

libsndfile: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in psf_binheader_writef function in common.c

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libsndfile Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libsndfile, libsndfile-utils
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 libsndfile, libsndfile-utils
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

3.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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