SB2017061619 - Out-of-bounds read in libsamplerate (Alpine package)
Published: June 16, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017061619
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7697)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
In libsamplerate before 0.1.9, a buffer over-read occurs in the calc_output_single function in src_sinc.c via a crafted audio file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.