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CVE-2015-7747

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 19, 2020 at 08:27 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:33 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsFedoraUbuntu LinuxAudiofile

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 9%

Description

Buffer overflow in the afReadFrames function in audiofile (aka libaudiofile and Audio File Library) allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (program crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted audio file, as demonstrated by sixteen-stereo-to-eight-mono.c.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Audiofile· Audiofile
95%
v < 0.3.6
Affected range stops below 0.3.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%
12.0414.0415.0415.10
Fedora· Fedora Projectrpm
95%
23

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (6)

x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170387.html
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/06/2
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2787-1
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/audiofile/+bug/1502721
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/ccrisan/motioneyeos/blob/master/package/audiofile/0008-CVE-2015-7747.patch
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/08/1

CVSS

8.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-120

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