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.

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Title Overflow in WAV Header Field Causes Heap Buffer Overrun in libsndfile's IMA ADPCM Codec libsndfile: integer overflow in ima_reader_init()
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:libsndfile_project:libsndfile:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Title Overflow in WAV Header Field Causes Heap Buffer Overrun in libsndfile's IMA ADPCM Codec
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CWE-20

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Weaknesses CWE-190
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{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-30T19:42:09.044Z

Reserved: 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-37555

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-29T19:30:54.330Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-29T16:16:23.410

Modified: 2026-05-01T18:37:59.183

Link: CVE-2026-37555

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-04-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-37555 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-30T08:15:31Z

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