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CVE-2017-7586

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-7586 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in libsndfile versions prior to 1.0.28, specifically within the header_read() function when processing ID3 tags in FLAC files. This flaw carries a CVSS v3.0 score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating it can be triggered by an unprivileged attacker through user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file), leading to a high impact on availability but no impact on confidentiality or integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

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
1.24%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
66.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0124 is in the 77th 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 (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: libsndfile

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-7586Low

libsndfile: Error in header_read() causing stack-based buffer overflow

Mar 26, 2017

References

github.com / erikd/libsndfile/commit/708e996c87c5fae77b104ccfeb8f6db784c32074
Patch
github.com / erikd/libsndfile/commit/f457b7b5ecfe91697ed01cfc825772c4d8de1236
Patch
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201707-04
mega-nerd.com / libsndfile
ProductRelease Notes
mega-nerd.com / libsndfile/NEWS
Release Notes
securityfocus.com / bid/97522