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CVE-2017-7742

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-7742 describes a segmentation violation vulnerability in libsndfile versions prior to 1.0.28, specifically within the "flac_buffer_copy()" function in flac.c. This flaw can be triggered by processing a specially crafted FLAC file during a resample operation, affecting the libsndfile_project. Rated as Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.5, this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to exploit. A successful attack could lead to a denial of service (A:H) due to the segmentation violation, but does not impact confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating low public attention.

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
1.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
69.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0139 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 5,765 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-2017-7742Low

libsndfile: Invalid memory read 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