CVE catalog
CVE-2017-16942
libsndfile: CVE-2017-16942
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.2
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.23% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libsndfile | sid | 1.2.2-4 | fixed |
| Debian | libsndfile | forky | 1.2.2-4 | fixed |
| Debian | libsndfile | trixie | 1.2.2-2+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | libsndfile | bookworm | 1.2.0-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libsndfile | pro | 1.0.25-7ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libsndfile | pro | 1.0.25-7ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libsndfile | pro | 1.0.25-7ubuntu2.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libsndfile | pro | 1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libsndfile | pro | 1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2+esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libsndfile | 16.04 | 1.0.25-9.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libsndfile | 16.04 | 1.0.25-10 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libsndfile | 16.04 | 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libsndfile | 16.04 | 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libsndfile | source | sid | 1.0.27-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libsndfile | source | forky | 1.0.27-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libsndfile | source | trixie | 1.0.27-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libsndfile | source | bookworm | 1.0.27-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libsndfile | deb | pro | 1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2+esm1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16942 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libsndfile | deb | 16.04 | 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16942 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libsndfile1]Fixed
Source package: [libsndfile]
Details (2)
1.2.0-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.0.27-1dsa · libsndfile · debian · bookworm; dsa · libsndfile · debian · 12
1.2.0-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.0.27-1dsa · libsndfile · debian · bookworm; dsa · libsndfile · debian · 12
- [libsndfile1-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libsndfile]
Details (2)
1.2.0-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.0.27-1dsa · libsndfile · debian · bookworm; dsa · libsndfile · debian · 12
1.2.0-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.0.27-1dsa · libsndfile · debian · bookworm; dsa · libsndfile · debian · 12
- [sndfile-programs]Fixed
Source package: [libsndfile]
Details (2)
1.2.0-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.0.27-1dsa · libsndfile · debian · bookworm; dsa · libsndfile · debian · 12
1.2.0-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.0.27-1dsa · libsndfile · debian · bookworm; dsa · libsndfile · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libsndfile1]Fixed
Source package: [libsndfile]
Details (2)
1.2.2-2+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.0.27-1dsa · libsndfile · debian · 13
1.2.2-2+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.0.27-1dsa · libsndfile · debian · 13
- [libsndfile1-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libsndfile]
Details (2)
1.2.2-2+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.0.27-1dsa · libsndfile · debian · 13
1.2.2-2+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.0.27-1dsa · libsndfile · debian · 13
- [sndfile-programs]Fixed
Source package: [libsndfile]
Details (2)
1.2.2-2+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.0.27-1dsa · libsndfile · debian · 13
1.2.2-2+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.0.27-1dsa · libsndfile · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2018_0351-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16942]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16942]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16942]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2017/cve-2017-16942.json]
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