CVE-2019-3832

It was discovered the fix for CVE-2018-19758 (libsndfile) was not complete and still allows a read beyond the limits of a buffer in wav_write_header() function in wav.c. A local attacker may use this flaw to make the application crash.

Affected

[UNKNOWN] · libsndfile

CVSS v3.1 NVD

5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.0 REDHAT

3.3 LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVSS v2.0 NVD

1.9 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS

0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 42nd percentile

Published

2019-03-20

Updated

2024-08-04

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• erikd/libsndfile/issues/4561719★ · 2026-09-01

Security advisories

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3832
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00030.html
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-65
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2018-19432
• CVE-2018-19661
• CVE-2018-19662