CVE-2014-9496

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2015-01-16 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The sd2_parse_rsrc_fork function in sd2.c in libsndfile allows attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to a (1) map offset or (2) rsrc marker, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Affected products

Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 12.04, 14.04, 15.04, 15.10
Debian Linux: 9.0
Flexera Software LLC libsndfile: before 1.0.26 — fixed in 1.0.26
Opensuse: 13.1, 13.2
Oracle Corporation Solaris Operating System: 11.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Flexera Software LLC libsndfile 1.0.26. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0015.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00016.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/62320
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:024
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/04/4
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71796
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2832-1
https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/dbe14f00030af5d3577f4cabbf9861db59e9c378
https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/93
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/23
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-03

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