CVE-2015-7747
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.80%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 8.80% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- canonical/ubuntu linux · fedoraproject/fedora · audiofile/audiofile
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170387.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/06/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2787-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/audiofile/+bug/1502721Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ccrisan/motioneyeos/blob/master/package/audiofile/0008-CVE-2015-7747.patchPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/08/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170387.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/06/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2787-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/audiofile/+bug/1502721Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ccrisan/motioneyeos/blob/master/package/audiofile/0008-CVE-2015-7747.patchPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/08/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.