CVE-2018-13139

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.

Published: 2018-07-04 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-13139 is rated High Risk (67.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.57%). EPSS rose +1.78% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-13139

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.80% 3.57% +1.78%
2 2026-05-02 1.67% 1.80% +0.13%
3 2026-01-18 — 1.67% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-13139

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-13139

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-13139

vendor priority summary link
alpine high CVE-2018-13139: 1 source package rows (libsndfile); 37 state rows across 10 repos (3.10-main, 3.11-main, 3.12-main, 3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 22, open 15. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2018-13139
debian unimportant CVE-2018-13139 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libsndfile), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-13139
gentoo normal CVE-2018-13139: 1 GLSA(s) (201811-23), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/libsndfile); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2018-13139
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-13139
suse high CVE-2018-13139 severity important: SUSE including 273 source package names (0.3.32-3.4:libsndfile1-1.0.28-5.5.1, 17:libsndfile1-1.0.28-5.5.1, …), 387 product×package rows across 90 product lines (Container containers/milvus, Container containers/open-webui, … (90 product lines)): Known Affected 231, Fixed 146, Known Not Affected 10. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-13139/
ubuntu low CVE-2018-13139 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libsndfile), 10 status rows across 10 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 5, not-affected 4, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-13139

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-13139

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
libsndfile_project libsndfile 1.0.28 cpe:2.3:a:libsndfile_project:libsndfile:1.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-13139

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