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libsndfile — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: ALPINE-CVE-2018-19662

An issue was discovered in libsndfile 1.0.28. There is a buffer over-read in the function i2alaw_array in alaw.c that will lead to a denial of service.

Products
libsndfile
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.0.28-r4, 1.0.28-r5, 1.0.28-r6
CVEs
CVE-2018-19662
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 21:59 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

ALPINE-CVE-2018-19662

core-osv · Original source

Published 29 Nov 2018, 08:29 UTC

An issue was discovered in libsndfile 1.0.28. There is a buffer over-read in the function i2alaw_array in alaw.c that will lead to a denial of service.

osv:ALPINE-CVE-2018-19662

libsndfile

Fixed versions: 1.0.28-r6

libsndfile

Fixed versions: 1.0.28-r6

libsndfile

Fixed versions: 1.0.28-r6

libsndfile

Fixed versions: 1.0.28-r6

libsndfile

Fixed versions: 1.0.28-r6

libsndfile

Fixed versions: 1.0.28-r6

libsndfile

Fixed versions: 1.0.28-r6

libsndfile

Fixed versions: 1.0.28-r6

libsndfile

Fixed versions: 1.0.28-r6

libsndfile

Fixed versions: 1.0.28-r6

libsndfile

Fixed versions: 1.0.28-r6

libsndfile

Fixed versions: 1.0.28-r6

libsndfile

Fixed versions: 1.0.28-r6

libsndfile

Fixed versions: 1.0.28-r6

libsndfile

Fixed versions: 1.0.28-r6

libsndfile

Fixed versions: 1.0.28-r4

libsndfile

Fixed versions: 1.0.28-r4

libsndfile

Fixed versions: 1.0.28-r4

libsndfile

Fixed versions: 1.0.28-r5

libsndfile

Fixed versions: 1.0.28-r6

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