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CVE-2017-7585

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-7585 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in libsndfile versions prior to 1.0.28, specifically within the "flac_buffer_copy()" function when processing specially crafted FLAC files. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) requires user interaction (UI:R) to trigger, typically by opening a malicious file, and could lead to a denial of service (A:H) on the affected system. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.0.27CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libsndfile_project:libsndfile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.29%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
67.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0129 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 5,760 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 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 (3)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
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 (1)

redhatCVE-2017-7585Low

libsndfile: Stack-based buffer overflow in flac_buffer_copy()

Mar 24, 2017

References

github.com / erikd/libsndfile/commit/60b234301adf258786d8b90be5c1d437fc8799e0
Patch
secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com / secunia_research/2017-4
Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201707-04
mega-nerd.com / libsndfile
ProductRelease Notes
mega-nerd.com / libsndfile/NEWS
Release Notes