Heap-based buffer overflow in audiofile - CVE-2018-17095
Published: November 1, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15679
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17095
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Michael Pruett
Affected software:
audiofile
audiofile
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the ModuleState::setup function due to a heap-based buffer overflow condition that occurs when running sfconvert. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening or executing a specially crafted file that submits malicious input, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-17095
Update to version 0.3.6-2.