Out-of-bounds read in audiofile - CVE-2017-6829

 

Out-of-bounds read in audiofile - CVE-2017-6829

Published: March 20, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU39426
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6829
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Michael Pruett
Affected software:
audiofile

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The decodeSample function in IMA.cpp in Audio File Library (aka audiofile) 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-6829

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources