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libsndfile — security advisory
An issue was discovered in libsndfile 1.0.28. There is a buffer over-read in the function i2ulaw_array in ulaw.c that will lead to a denial of service.
- Products
- libsndfile
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1.0.28-5
- CVEs
- CVE-2018-19661
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 00:11 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
An issue was discovered in libsndfile 1.0.28. There is a buffer over-read in the function i2ulaw_array in ulaw.c that will lead to a denial of service.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2018-19661
libsndfile
Fixed versions: 1.0.28-5
libsndfile
Fixed versions: 1.0.28-5
libsndfile
Fixed versions: 1.0.28-5
Complete source record
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