Description
An issue was discovered in libsndfile 1.2.2 IMA ADPCM codec. The AIFF code path (line 241) was fixed with (sf_count_t) cast, but the WAV code path (line 235) and close path (line 167) were not. When samplesperblock (int) * blocks (int) exceeds INT_MAX, the 32-bit multiplication overflows before being assigned to sf.frames (sf_count_t/int64). With samplesperblock=50000 and blocks=50000, the product 2500000000 overflows to -1794967296. This causes incorrect frame count leading to heap buffer overflow or denial of service. Both values come from the WAV file header and are attacker-controlled. This issue was discovered after an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-33065.
Affected products
libsndfile_project: libsndfile
References10
- github.com/libsndfile/libsndfile/commit/9a829113c88a51e57c1e464… Patch
- gist.github.com/sgInnora/a5f5c19e4bf6f4fb74fab7b0ef2bfcc1 ExploitThird Party Advisory
- github.com/libsndfile/libsndfile/issues/833 Issue Tracking
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19559
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19560
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19610
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:23221
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:23222
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:23223
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25092
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.5
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 44 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-190
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