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CVE-2017-8361

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-04-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

The flac_buffer_copy function in flac.c in libsndfile 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted audio file.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 8.0
• Flexera Software LLC libsndfile: 1.0.28

References

• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/29/libsndfile-global-buffer-overflow-in-flac_buffer_copy-flac-c/
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00016.html
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-23
• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/29/libsndfile-global-buffer-overflow-in-flac_buffer_copy-flac-c/
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00016.html
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-23

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