CVE-2017-6828 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

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 0.24524.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Audiofile	Audiofile

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Advisories

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

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
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/
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6828
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6828

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:41:17.549Z

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

Link: CVE-2017-6828

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-03-15T14:59:01.213

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

Link: CVE-2017-6828

Redhat

Severity : Low

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

Links: CVE-2017-6828 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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