CVE-2017-16942
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.15%
Description
In libsndfile 1.0.25 (fixed in 1.0.26), a divide-by-zero error exists in the function wav_w64_read_fmt_chunk() in wav_w64.c, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file.
How to fix CVE-2017-16942
To remediate CVE-2017-16942, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libsndfile—upgrade to 1.0.27-1 or later
Is CVE-2017-16942 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.0.27-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |