High
Security advisory
A stack-based buffer overflow in psf_memset in common.c in libsndfile 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted audio file. The vulnerability can be triggered by the executable sndfile-deinterleave.
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2018-13139
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 10:03 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A stack-based buffer overflow in psf_memset in common.c in libsndfile 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted audio file. The vulnerability can be triggered by the executable sndfile-deinterleave.
osv:CVE-2018-13139
Complete source record
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