CVE-2025-52194
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.007 · 51 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in libsndfile version 1.2.2 and potentially earlier versions when processing malformed IRCAM audio files. The vulnerability occurs in the ircam_read_header function at src/ircam.c:164 during sample rate processing, leading to memory corruption and potential code execution.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
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affected products (7)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-1890libsndfile: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung und DoSDeutsch2025-08-21csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in libsndfile ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen.
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references (9)
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- https://bushido-sec.com/index.php/2025/08/08/libsndfile-buffer-overflow/cnnvd
- https://github.com/libsndfile/libsndfile/issues/1082cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-52194cnnvd
- https://bushido-sec.com/index.php/2025/08/08/libsndfile-buffer-overflow/enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/libsndfileenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/libsndfile/libsndfile/issues/1082enisa_euvd
- https://bushido-sec.com/index.php/2025/08/08/libsndfile-buffer-overflow/Broken Linknvd
- https://github.com/libsndfileProductnvd
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