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CVE-2009-4835

Published: 6 May 2010

The (1) htk_read_header, (2) alaw_init, (3) ulaw_init, (4) pcm_init, (5) float32_init, and (6) sds_read_header functions in libsndfile 1.0.20 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted audio file.

Notes

AuthorNote
jdstrand
simple application crasher
upstream is the Debian maintainer. Patch to fix this is already in
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and later (maybe earlier)

Priority

Negligible

Status

Package Release Status
libsndfile
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Ignored
(end of life)
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
jaunty Ignored
(end of life)
karmic Ignored
(end of life)
lucid Not vulnerable
(1.0.21-2)
maverick Not vulnerable

natty Not vulnerable

upstream
Released (1.0.21)
Patches:
upstream: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=37;filename=sigfpe.diff;att=1;bug=530831