Stack-based Buffer Overflow in libsndfile's header_read() Function

CVE-2017-7586 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

In libsndfile before 1.0.28, an error in the "header_read()" function (common.c) when handling ID3 tags can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted FLAC file.

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