CVE-2017-6827

Published: Mar 15, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Audiofile: Audiofile

Audiofile

1 product

Audiofile

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Audiofile Audiofile	Version 0.3.6

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (4)

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3814

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-msadpcminitializecoefficients-msadpcm-cpp/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3814

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-msadpcminitializecoefficients-msadpcm-cpp/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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