[Secure-testing-team] Bug#862204: libsndfile: CVE-2017-8362

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: libsndfile
Version: 1.0.27-2
Severity: important
Tags: upstream security patch
Forwarded: https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/231

Hi,

the following vulnerability was published for libsndfile.

CVE-2017-8362[0]:
| The flac_buffer_copy function in flac.c in libsndfile 1.0.28 allows
| remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and
| application crash) via a crafted audio file.

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-2017-8362
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8362
[1] https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/231

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore