CVE-2017-6832 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Audio File Library (audiofile) versions 0.3.0 through 0.3.6, affecting various distributions including Debian. This flaw allows a remote attacker to trigger a denial of service by providing a specially crafted audio file, leading to a system crash. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to exploit, but has low attack complexity (AC:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.3.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:audiofile:audiofile:0.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Heap-based buffer overflow in the decodeBlock in MSADPCM.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.
Mar 14, 2017audiofile: Heap-based buffer overflow in MSADPCM::decodeBlock
Feb 26, 2017