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CVE-2017-8361

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-8361 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the flac_buffer_copy function of libsndfile 1.0.28, affecting Debian Linux and libsndfile projects. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) can be triggered remotely by a crafted audio file, leading to a denial of service (application crash) and potentially other significant impacts including compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability has a high CVSS score and FAUCET Risk Score, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0.28CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libsndfile_project:libsndfile:1.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.90%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0390 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 14,825 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 16897-16820Fixed in: 1.0.31-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cm1 libsndfile 1.0.31-1 on CBL Mariner 1.0Fixed in: 1.0.31-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 1.0 x64Fixed in: 1.0.31-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 1.0 ARMFixed in: 1.0.31-1
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: libsndfile
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: libsndfile

Vendor Advisories (3)

microsoft2021-Jan/CVE-2017-8361

CVE-2017-8361

Jan 12, 2021
redhatCVE-2017-8361Low

libsndfile: Buffer overflow in the flac_buffer_copy function

Apr 29, 2017
microsoft2017-Apr/CVE-2017-8361Important

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.

Apr 11, 2017

References

blogs.gentoo.org / ago/2017/04/29/libsndfile-global-buffer-overflow-in-flac_buffer_copy-flac-c
PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00016.html
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201811-23
Third Party Advisory