# CVE-2017-6892: In libsndfile version 1.0.28, an error in the "aiff\_read\_chanmap()" function (aiff.c) can be exploited to cause an out-of-bounds read memory

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-06-12 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Flexera Software LLC libsndfile: 1.0.28

## Description

In libsndfile version 1.0.28, an error in the "aiff_read_chanmap()" function (aiff.c) can be exploited to cause an out-of-bounds read memory access via a specially crafted AIFF file.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Flexera Software LLC libsndfile, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-13/
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/76717/
- https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/f833c53cb596e9e1792949f762e0b33661822748
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-23
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00030.html

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