CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-16942

Divide By Zero

Published: Nov 25, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
4.3 LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Ubuntu
NEGLIGIBLE
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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.

Weakness

The product divides a value by zero.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
LibsndfileLibsndfile_project1.0.25 (including)1.0.25 (including)
LibsndfileUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
LibsndfileUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
LibsndfileUbuntutrusty*
LibsndfileUbuntutrusty/esm*
LibsndfileUbuntuupstream*
LibsndfileUbuntuxenial*
LibsndfileUbuntuzesty*

References