CVE-2017-6827 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the MSADPCM::initializeCoefficients function in MSADPCM.cpp in audiofile (aka libaudiofile and Audio File Library) 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted audio file.

Published: 2017-03-15

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 33.8% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:audiofile:audiofile:0.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-3814-1	audiofile security update
Ubuntu USN	USN-3241-1	audiofile vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.33778.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3814
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-msadpcminitializecoefficients-msadpcm-cpp/
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6827
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6827

History

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Subscriptions

Audiofile Audiofile

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-15T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:41:17.582Z

Reserved: 2017-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-6827

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-03-15T14:59:01.183

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-6827

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-02-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-6827 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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