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CVE-2017-6834

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6834 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the ulaw2linear_buf function within the Audio File Library (audiofile) versions 0.3.0 through 0.3.6, affecting various distributions including Debian. This vulnerability, rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), can be triggered by a remote attacker providing a specially crafted file, leading to a denial of service (crash) due to the application processing the malicious input. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.2.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:audiofile:audiofile:0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:audiofile:audiofile:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:audiofile:audiofile:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:audiofile:audiofile:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:audiofile:audiofile:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.61%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0261 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 5,760 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 16916-16823Fixed in: 0.3.6-27
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 audiofile 0.3.6-27 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 0.3.6-27
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: audiofile
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: audiofile
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: audiofile

Vendor Advisories (2)

microsoft2017-Mar/CVE-2017-6834Moderate

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.

Mar 14, 2017
redhatCVE-2017-6834Low

audiofile: Heap-based buffer overflow in ulaw2linear_buf

Feb 26, 2017

References

blogs.gentoo.org / ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ulaw2linear_buf-g711-cpp
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / mpruett/audiofile/issues/38
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / mpruett/audiofile/pull/42
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3814
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/6
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory