Vulnerabilities > CVE-2019-3832 - Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 5.5 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
HIGH

Summary

It was discovered the fix for CVE-2018-19758 (libsndfile) was not complete and still allows a read beyond the limits of a buffer in wav_write_header() function in wav.c. A local attacker may use this flaw to make the application crash.

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Overread Buffers
    An adversary attacks a target by providing input that causes an application to read beyond the boundary of a defined buffer. This typically occurs when a value influencing where to start or stop reading is set to reflect positions outside of the valid memory location of the buffer. This type of attack may result in exposure of sensitive information, a system crash, or arbitrary code execution.

Nessus

  • NASL familyHuawei Local Security Checks
    NASL idEULEROS_SA-2019-2351.NASL
    descriptionAccording to the versions of the libsndfile package installed, the EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the psf_binheader_writef function in common.c in libsndfile through 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.(CVE-2017-12562) - It was discovered the fix for CVE-2018-19758 (libsndfile) was not complete and still allows a read beyond the limits of a buffer in wav_write_header() function in wav.c. A local attacker may use this flaw to make the application crash.(CVE-2019-3832) - 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.(CVE-2018-19662) Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id131516
    published2019-12-03
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/131516
    titleEulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.3.0 : libsndfile (EulerOS-SA-2019-2351)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(131516);
      script_version("1.2");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/12/10");
    
      script_cve_id(
        "CVE-2017-12562",
        "CVE-2018-19662",
        "CVE-2019-3832"
      );
    
      script_name(english:"EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.3.0 : libsndfile (EulerOS-SA-2019-2351)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks the rpm output for the updated packages.");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
    "The remote EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 host is missing multiple security
    updates.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
    "According to the versions of the libsndfile package installed, the
    EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 installation on the remote host is
    affected by the following vulnerabilities :
    
      - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the psf_binheader_writef
        function in common.c in libsndfile through 1.0.28
        allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
        (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other
        impact.(CVE-2017-12562)
    
      - It was discovered the fix for CVE-2018-19758
        (libsndfile) was not complete and still allows a read
        beyond the limits of a buffer in wav_write_header()
        function in wav.c. A local attacker may use this flaw
        to make the application crash.(CVE-2019-3832)
    
      - 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.(CVE-2018-19662)
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable
    has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
    without introducing additional issues.");
      # https://developer.huaweicloud.com/ict/en/site-euleros/euleros/security-advisories/EulerOS-SA-2019-2351
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?b828dd56");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Update the affected libsndfile packages.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/12/03");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/12/03");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:huawei:euleros:libsndfile");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:huawei:euleros:uvp:3.0.3.0");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_family(english:"Huawei Local Security Checks");
    
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/EulerOS/release", "Host/EulerOS/rpm-list", "Host/EulerOS/uvp_version");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    
    release = get_kb_item("Host/EulerOS/release");
    if (isnull(release) || release !~ "^EulerOS") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "EulerOS");
    uvp = get_kb_item("Host/EulerOS/uvp_version");
    if (uvp != "3.0.3.0") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.3.0");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/EulerOS/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "aarch64" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "EulerOS", cpu);
    if ("aarch64" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "aarch64", cpu);
    
    flag = 0;
    
    pkgs = ["libsndfile-1.0.28-9.h4.eulerosv2r8"];
    
    foreach (pkg in pkgs)
      if (rpm_check(release:"EulerOS-2.0", reference:pkg)) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      security_report_v4(
        port       : 0,
        severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
        extra      : rpm_report_get()
      );
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "libsndfile");
    }
    
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-1712.NASL
    descriptionIt was found that the fix for CVE-2018-19758 was incomplete. That has been addressed in this update. The description for CVE-2018-19758 follows : A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability was discovered in libsndfile, the library for reading and writing files containing sampled sound. This flaw might be triggered by remote attackers to cause denial of service (out of bounds read and application crash). For Debian 8
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id122827
    published2019-03-14
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/122827
    titleDebian DLA-1712-1 : libsndfile security update
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Debian Security Advisory DLA-1712-1. The text
    # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(122827);
      script_version("1.3");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2020/02/05");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2019-3832");
    
      script_name(english:"Debian DLA-1712-1 : libsndfile security update");
      script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated packages.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "It was found that the fix for CVE-2018-19758 was incomplete. That has
    been addressed in this update. The description for CVE-2018-19758
    follows :
    
    A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability was discovered in libsndfile, the
    library for reading and writing files containing sampled sound. This
    flaw might be triggered by remote attackers to cause denial of service
    (out of bounds read and application crash).
    
    For Debian 8 'Jessie', this problem has been fixed in version
    1.0.25-9.1+deb8u4.
    
    We recommend that you upgrade your libsndfile packages.
    
    NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description
    block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted
    to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without
    introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00014.html"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/libsndfile"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Upgrade the affected packages.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsndfile1");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsndfile1-dbg");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsndfile1-dev");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:sndfile-programs");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:sndfile-programs-dbg");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/03/21");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/03/13");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/03/14");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("debian_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libsndfile1", reference:"1.0.25-9.1+deb8u4")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libsndfile1-dbg", reference:"1.0.25-9.1+deb8u4")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libsndfile1-dev", reference:"1.0.25-9.1+deb8u4")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"sndfile-programs", reference:"1.0.25-9.1+deb8u4")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"sndfile-programs-dbg", reference:"1.0.25-9.1+deb8u4")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_note(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
      else security_note(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-4013-1.NASL
    descriptionIt was discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled certain malformed files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libsndfile to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id125812
    published2019-06-11
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2019-2020 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/125812
    titleUbuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 18.10 : libsndfile vulnerabilities (USN-4013-1)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4013-1. The text 
    # itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See 
    # <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered 
    # trademark of Canonical, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(125812);
      script_version("1.3");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2020/01/10");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2017-14245", "CVE-2017-14246", "CVE-2017-14634", "CVE-2017-16942", "CVE-2017-17456", "CVE-2017-17457", "CVE-2017-6892", "CVE-2018-13139", "CVE-2018-19432", "CVE-2018-19661", "CVE-2018-19662", "CVE-2018-19758", "CVE-2019-3832");
      script_xref(name:"USN", value:"4013-1");
    
      script_name(english:"Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 18.10 : libsndfile vulnerabilities (USN-4013-1)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for updated package.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "It was discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled certain
    malformed files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
    libsndfile to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
    execute arbitrary code.
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable
    has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
    without introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected libsndfile1 package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsndfile1");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/06/12");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/06/10");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/06/11");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2019-2020 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("ubuntu.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    
    if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled") ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/Ubuntu/release");
    if ( isnull(release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu");
    release = chomp(release);
    if (! preg(pattern:"^(16\.04|18\.04|18\.10)$", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu 16.04 / 18.04 / 18.10", "Ubuntu " + release);
    if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l") ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Ubuntu", cpu);
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"libsndfile1", pkgver:"1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.2")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"18.04", pkgname:"libsndfile1", pkgver:"1.0.28-4ubuntu0.18.04.1")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"18.10", pkgname:"libsndfile1", pkgver:"1.0.28-4ubuntu0.18.10.1")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      security_report_v4(
        port       : 0,
        severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
        extra      : ubuntu_report_get()
      );
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "libsndfile1");
    }