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Status published
Medium
CVE-2017-6831
Heap-based buffer overflow in the decodeBlockWAVE function in IMA.cpp in...
Vulnerability Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the decodeBlockWAVE function in IMA.cpp in Audio File Library (aka audiofile) 0.3.6, 0.3.5, 0.3.4, 0.3.3, 0.3.2, 0.3.1, 0.3.0 and 0.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-imadecodeblockwave-ima-cpp/
- https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/35
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3814
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97588
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/3
- https://github.com/antlarr/audiofile/commit/a2e9eab8ea87c4ffc494d839ebb4ea145eb9f2e6
- https://github.com/Hack-Me/Pocs_for_Multi_Versions/tree/main/CVE-2017-6831
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
audiofile, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0.2.7, 0.3.0, 0.3.1, 0.3.2, 0.3.3, 0.3.4, 0.3.5, 0.3.6, 8.0, 9.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 20th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.