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CVE-2017-7741

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-7741 describes a segmentation violation vulnerability in libsndfile versions prior to 1.0.28, specifically within the flac_buffer_copy() function. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (write memory access) by tricking a user into processing a specially crafted FLAC audio file during a resample operation. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), it requires user interaction and local access for exploitation, leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion 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
1.19%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
64.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0119 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 5,758 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-2017-7741Low

libsndfile: Invalid memory write in flac_buffer_copy function

Apr 11, 2017

References

blogs.gentoo.org / ago/2017/04/11/libsndfile-invalid-memory-read-and-invalid-memory-write-in
ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / erikd/libsndfile/commit/60b234301adf258786d8b90be5c1d437fc8799e0
Patch
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201707-04