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CVE-2017-6834

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ulaw2linear_buf function in G711.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, 0.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.

Published

2017-03-20T16:59:02.813

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	audiofile	audiofile	0.2.7	Yes
Application	audiofile	audiofile	0.3.0	Yes
Application	audiofile	audiofile	0.3.1	Yes
Application	audiofile	audiofile	0.3.2	Yes
Application	audiofile	audiofile	0.3.3	Yes
Application	audiofile	audiofile	0.3.4	Yes
Application	audiofile	audiofile	0.3.5	Yes
Application	audiofile	audiofile	0.3.6	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	8.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	9.0	Yes

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3814 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ulaw2linear_buf-g711-cpp/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/38 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/pull/42 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3814 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ulaw2linear_buf-g711-cpp/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/38 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/pull/42 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)