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CVE-2017-14634

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-14634 describes a divide-by-zero error in the double64_init() function of libsndfile 1.0.28, affecting Debian and libsndfile projects. This vulnerability carries a CVSSv3 score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating it can be triggered remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction (playing a crafted audio file) to cause a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or ExploitDB. Community discussion is minimal, and it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog.

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

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.08%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0208 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 26,234 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 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-2017-14634

CVE-2017-14634

Jan 12, 2021
redhatCVE-2017-14634Low

libsndfile: Divide-by-zero in the double64_init() function

Sep 14, 2017
microsoft2017-Sep/CVE-2017-14634Moderate

In libsndfile 1.0.28 a divide-by-zero error exists in the function double64_init() in double64.c which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file.

Sep 12, 2017

References

github.com / erikd/libsndfile/issues/318
Third Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00016.html
Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00030.html
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201811-23
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4013-1