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libsndfile — security advisory
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.
- Products
- libsndfile
- Affected versions
- 1.0.25-10, 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.1, 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.2, 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.3, 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.3+esm1, 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.3+esm2, 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.3+esm3, 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.3+esm4, 1.0.25-7ubuntu1, 1.0.25-7ubuntu2, 1.0.25-7ubuntu2.1, 1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2, 1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2+esm1, 1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2+esm2, 1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2+esm3, 1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2+esm4, 1.0.25-9.1, 1.0.28-4, 1.0.28-4ubuntu0.18.04.1, 1.0.28-4ubuntu0.18.04.2, 1.0.28-4ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1, 1.0.28-4ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm2, 1.0.28-6, 1.0.28-7, 1.0.28-7ubuntu0.1, 1.0.28-7ubuntu0.2, 1.0.28-7ubuntu0.3, 1.0.31-2, 1.0.31-2build1, 1.0.31-2ubuntu0.1, 1.0.31-2ubuntu0.2, 1.2.2-1, 1.2.2-1ubuntu2, 1.2.2-1ubuntu3, 1.2.2-1ubuntu4, 1.2.2-1ubuntu5, 1.2.2-1ubuntu5.24.04.1, 1.2.2-2build1, 1.2.2-3, 1.2.2-4
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2025-52194
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 01:30 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2025-52194
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Complete source record
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