🛡️ CVE-2022-33064 — libsndfile

🟠 CVSS 7.8 — High ⚠️ Exploit Public CWE-193 NVD

7.8

CVSS Score

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Description

An off-by-one error in function wav_read_header in src/wav.c in Libsndfile 1.1.0, results in a write out of bound, which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code, Denial of Service or other unspecified impacts.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Weakness class

CVE-2022-33064 is classified as CWE-193: Off-by-one Error. A product calculates or uses an incorrect maximum or minimum value that is 1 more, or 1 less, than the correct value.

Affected software

CVE-2022-33064 is recorded against 1 package.

libsndfile

Timeline and source

Published on 18 July 2023 and last revised on 17 June 2026. A public exploit is known to exist, which raises the urgency of patching considerably. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

github.com
github.com

CVE-2022-33064 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Debian Debian 12 (Root.io)Ubuntu

Details

Severity HIGH

CVSS Score 7.8

CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE CWE-193

Public Exploit ⚠️ Yes

Source NVD

Published 2023-07-18

Updated 2026-08-11

Modified 2026-06-17

Fix URL https://github.com/libsndfile/libsndfile/issues/832

Affected Packages

Software	From version	Fixed in
libsndfile	—	—

References

Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch https://github.com/libsndfile/libsndfile/issues/832

🔗 NVD 🔗 Mitre ✅ Fix / Advisory

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