VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-6828
Heap-based buffer overflow in the readValue function in FileHandle.cpp in audiofile (aka libaudiofile and Audio File Library) 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted WAV file.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 3.24%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.24%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the readValue function in FileHandle.cpp in audiofile (aka libaudiofile and Audio File Library) 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted WAV file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.24% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- audiofile/audiofile
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3814
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97183
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-readvalue-filehandle-cpp/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3814
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97183
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-readvalue-filehandle-cpp/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.