VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-6834
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ulaw2linear_buf function in G711.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, 0.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 2.61%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.61%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ulaw2linear_buf function in G711.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, 0.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.61% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- audiofile/audiofile · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3814Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ulaw2linear_buf-g711-cpp/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/38Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/pull/42Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3814Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ulaw2linear_buf-g711-cpp/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/38Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/pull/42Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.