CVE-2017-6831
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 20, 2017 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:23 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxAudiofile
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (7)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3814Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/3VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97588x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-imadecodeblockwave-ima-cpp/x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/Hack-Me/Pocs_for_Multi_Versions/tree/main/CVE-2017-6831x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/antlarr/audiofile/commit/a2e9eab8ea87c4ffc494d839ebb4ea145eb9f2e6x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/35CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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