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CVE-2017-8361

The flac_buffer_copy function in flac.c in libsndfile 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a...

8.8 HighFix available

The flac_buffer_copy function in flac.c in libsndfile 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted audio file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

3.90%Up 2.6 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

The flac_buffer_copy function in flac.c in libsndfile 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted audio file.

Record
CVE-2017-8361
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The flac_buffer_copy function in flac.c in libsndfile 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted audio file.

Record
CVE-2017-8361
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-17320 No score

The flac_buffer_copy function in flac.c in libsndfile 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted audio file.

Record
EUVD-2017-17320
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p53r-qcgq-cr5q 8.8

The flac_buffer_copy function in flac.c in libsndfile 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a...

The flac_buffer_copy function in flac.c in libsndfile 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted audio file.

Record
GHSA-p53r-qcgq-cr5q
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2017-8361 8.8

The flac_buffer_copy function in flac.c in libsndfile 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted audio file.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2017-8361
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2017-8361 8.8

CVE-2017-8361 does not affect BellSoft software

Record
BELL-CVE-2017-8361
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSV 8.8

The flac_buffer_copy function in flac.c in libsndfile 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted audio file.

Record
CVE-2017-8361
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-8361 8.8

The flac_buffer_copy function in flac.c in libsndfile 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted audio file.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8361
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-8361 8.8

The flac_buffer_copy function in flac.c in libsndfile 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted audio file.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8361
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2017-0168 No score

Updated libsndfile packages fix security vulnerabilities

A stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted FLAC file due to an error in the header_read() function (CVE-2017-7586).

Several stack-based buffer overflows via a specially crafted FLAC file due to an error in the flac_buffer_copy() function (CVE-2017-7585, CVE-2017-7741, CVE-2017-7742).

Global buffer overflow in flac_buffer_copy() (CVE-2017-8361).

Invalid memory read in flac_buffer_copy() (CVE-2017-8362).

Heap-based buffer overflow in flac_buffer_copy() (CVE-2017-8363).

The i2les_array function in pcm.c in libsndfile 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted audio file (CVE-2017-8365).

Record
MGASA-2017-0168
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10992-1 No score

libsndfile-devel-1.0.31-2.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libsndfile-devel-1.0.31-2.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10992-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:1236-1 No score

Security update for libsndfile

This update for libsndfile fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-8362: invalid memory read in flac_buffer_copy (flac.c) (bsc#1036943)
  • CVE-2017-8365: global buffer overflow in i2les_array (pcm.c) (bsc#1036946)
  • CVE-2017-8361: global buffer overflow in flac_buffer_copy (flac.c) (bsc#1036944)
  • CVE-2017-8363: heap-based buffer overflow in flac_buffer_copy (flac.c) (bsc#1036945)
  • CVE-2017-7585: stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted FLAC file (bsc#1033054)
Record
SUSE-SU-2017:1236-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:1367-1 No score

Security update for libsndfile

This update for libsndfile fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-8361: Global buffer overflow in flac_buffer_copy. (bsc#1036946)
  • CVE-2017-8362: Invalid memory read in flac_buffer_copy. (bsc#1036943)
  • CVE-2017-8363: Heap-based buffer overflow in flac_buffer_copy. (bsc#1036945)
  • CVE-2017-7585, CVE-2017-7741, CVE-2017-7742: Stack-based buffer overflows via specially crafted FLAC files. (bsc#1033054)
Record
SUSE-SU-2017:1367-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3306-1 No score

libsndfile vulnerabilities

Agostino Sarubbo and Jakub Jirasek discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled certain malformed files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libsndfile to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Record
USN-3306-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libsndfile
Alpine:v3.10
 before 1.0.28-r1
1.0.28-r1
libsndfile
Alpine:v3.11
 before 1.0.28-r1
1.0.28-r1
libsndfile
Alpine:v3.12
 before 1.0.28-r1
1.0.28-r1
libsndfile
Alpine:v3.13
 before 1.0.28-r1
1.0.28-r1
libsndfile
Alpine:v3.14
 before 1.0.28-r1
1.0.28-r1
libsndfile
Alpine:v3.15
 before 1.0.28-r1
1.0.28-r1
libsndfile
Alpine:v3.16
 before 1.0.28-r1
1.0.28-r1
libsndfile
Alpine:v3.17
 before 1.0.28-r1
1.0.28-r1
libsndfile
Alpine:v3.18
 before 1.0.28-r1
1.0.28-r1
libsndfile
Alpine:v3.19
 before 1.0.28-r1
1.0.28-r1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libsndfile
Alpine:v3.20
 before 1.0.28-r1
1.0.28-r1
libsndfile
Alpine:v3.21
 before 1.0.28-r1
1.0.28-r1
libsndfile
Alpine:v3.22
 before 1.0.28-r1
1.0.28-r1
libsndfile
Alpine:v3.23
 before 1.0.28-r1
1.0.28-r1
libsndfile
Alpine:v3.24
 before 1.0.28-r1
1.0.28-r1
libsndfile
Alpine:v3.3
 before 1.0.28-r1
1.0.28-r1
libsndfile
Alpine:v3.4
 before 1.0.28-r1
1.0.28-r1
libsndfile
Alpine:v3.5
 before 1.0.28-r1
1.0.28-r1
libsndfile
Alpine:v3.6
 before 1.0.28-r1
1.0.28-r1
libsndfile
Alpine:v3.7
 before 1.0.28-r1
1.0.28-r1
libsndfile
Alpine:v3.8
 before 1.0.28-r1
1.0.28-r1
libsndfile
Alpine:v3.9
 before 1.0.28-r1
1.0.28-r1
libsndfile
Debian:12
 before 1.0.27-3
1.0.27-3
libsndfile
Debian:13
 before 1.0.27-3
1.0.27-3
libsndfile
Debian:14
 before 1.0.27-3
1.0.27-3
libsndfile
Debian:8
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 1.0.25-9.1+deb8u2, plus listed versions
1.0.25-9.11.0.25-9.1+deb8u1
1.0.25-9.1+deb8u2
libsndfile
Debian:7
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.0.25-9.1+deb7u2, plus listed versions
1.0.25-51.0.25-61.0.25-71.0.25-81.0.25-91.0.25-9.11.0.25-9.1+deb7u1
1.0.25-9.1+deb7u2
libsndfile
Mageia:5
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 1.0.25-9.2.mga5
1.0.25-9.2.mga5
libsndfile
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
 before 1.0.20-2.18.1
1.0.20-2.18.1
libsndfile
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
 before 1.0.20-2.18.1
1.0.20-2.18.1
libsndfile
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
 before 1.0.20-2.18.1
1.0.20-2.18.1
libsndfile
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
 before 1.0.25-35.1
1.0.25-35.1
libsndfile
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
 before 1.0.25-35.1
1.0.25-35.1
libsndfile
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
 before 1.0.25-35.1
1.0.25-35.1
libsndfile
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
 before 1.0.25-35.1
1.0.25-35.1
libsndfile
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
 before 1.0.25-35.1
1.0.25-35.1
libsndfile
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
 before 1.0.25-35.1
1.0.25-35.1
libsndfile
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
 before 1.0.25-35.1
1.0.25-35.1
libsndfile
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
 before 1.0.25-35.1
1.0.25-35.1
libsndfile
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
 before 1.0.25-35.1
1.0.25-35.1
libsndfile
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2, plus listed versions
1.0.25-7ubuntu11.0.25-7ubuntu21.0.25-7ubuntu2.1
1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2
libsndfile
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.1, plus listed versions
1.0.25-9.11.0.25-10
1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.1
libsndfile
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2, plus listed versions
1.0.25-7ubuntu11.0.25-7ubuntu21.0.25-7ubuntu2.1
1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2
libsndfile
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.1, plus listed versions
1.0.25-9.11.0.25-10
1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.1
libsndfile
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
 before 1.0.31-2.2
1.0.31-2.2

History

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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-8361 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Libsndfile Project Libsndfile, published April 30, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.90%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in libsndfile 1.0.28-r1.

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