Bug#917416: libsndfile: CVE-2018-19758: heap-buffer-overflow in wav_write_header

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: libsndfile
Version: 1.0.28-4
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream
Forwarded: https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/435

Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for libsndfile, opening
downstream bug report for tracking the issue.

CVE-2018-19758[0]:
| There is a heap-based buffer over-read at wav.c in wav_write_header in
| libsndfile 1.0.28 that will cause a denial of service.

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-19758
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-19758
[1] https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/435

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore