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CVE-2017-6836

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Expand3To4Module::run function in libaudiofile/modules/SimpleModule.h 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.

Published

2017-03-20T16:59:02.890

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	0.3.6	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/2017/03/13/8 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-expand3to4modulerun-simplemodule-h/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/40 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/2017/03/13/8 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-expand3to4modulerun-simplemodule-h/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/40 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)