A vulnerability was found in libsndfile up to 1.2.2. This issue affects the function wavlike_subchunk_parse of the file src/wavlike.c of the component WAV Parsing. Performing a manipulation results in use of uninitialized variable. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
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History

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-908
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Description A vulnerability was found in libsndfile up to 1.2.2. This issue affects the function wavlike_subchunk_parse of the file src/wavlike.c of the component WAV Parsing. Performing a manipulation results in use of uninitialized variable. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Title libsndfile WAV Parsing wavlike.c wavlike_subchunk_parse uninitialized variable
First Time appeared Libsndfile
Libsndfile libsndfile
Weaknesses CWE-453
CWE-457
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:libsndfile:libsndfile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Libsndfile
Libsndfile libsndfile
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 5, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:C'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:C'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:C'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-13T17:16:03.306Z

Reserved: 2026-10-13T04:58:48.993Z

Link: CVE-2026-109828

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-13T17:15:58.541Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-13T17:17:31.893

Modified: 2026-10-13T19:26:24.643

Link: CVE-2026-109828

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-10-13T17:00:15Z

Links: CVE-2026-109828 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-13T20:15:14Z

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