5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-9756
Libsndfile Divide-By-Zero Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

The psf_fwrite function in file_io.c in libsndfile allows attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via unspecified vectors related to the headindex variable.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 19, 2015, 8:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2020, 5:34 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-9756 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Opensuse leap
2 Opensuse opensuse
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Libsndfile_project libsndfile
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-9756.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00077.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00145.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/24/3 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/03/9 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2832-1 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/725c7dbb95bfaf8b4bb7b04820e3a00cceea9ce6 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/92 Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-9756 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-9756 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 20, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00077.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00077.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00145.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00145.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/24/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/24/3 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/03/9 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/03/9 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2832-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2832-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/725c7dbb95bfaf8b4bb7b04820e3a00cceea9ce6 No Types Assigned https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/725c7dbb95bfaf8b4bb7b04820e3a00cceea9ce6 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/92 Exploit https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/92 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-189
    Added CWE NIST CWE-369
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libsndfile_project:libsndfile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:libsndfile_project:libsndfile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.26
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 20, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:libsndfile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:libsndfile_project:libsndfile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00145.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2832-1 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 20, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:libsndfile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/92 No Types Assigned https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/92 Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-189
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 20, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.43 }} 0.10%

score

0.74913

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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