CVE-2017-6834

Published: Mar 20, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

5.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (10)

Products: Audiofile: Audiofile · Debian: Debian Linux

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

8 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Audiofile Audiofile	Version 0.2.7
Audiofile Audiofile	Version 0.3.0
Audiofile Audiofile	Version 0.3.1
Audiofile Audiofile	Version 0.3.2
Audiofile Audiofile	Version 0.3.3
Audiofile Audiofile	Version 0.3.4
Audiofile Audiofile	Version 0.3.5
Audiofile Audiofile	Version 0.3.6

Configuration B

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 8.0
Debian Debian Linux	Version 9.0

Related CWEs

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 (10)

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/6

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ulaw2linear_buf-g711-cpp/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/38

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/pull/42

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

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

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

Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/6

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

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ulaw2linear_buf-g711-cpp/

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

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/38

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

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/pull/42

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

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

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