Heap-based buffer overflow in audiofile - CVE-2017-6831
Published: March 20, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39428
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6831
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Heap-based buffer overflow in the decodeBlockWAVE function in IMA.cpp in Audio File Library (aka audiofile) 0.3.6. A remote attacker can use a crafted file. to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
audiofile
Arch Linux
openEuler
audiofile
audiofile-debuginfo
audiofile-devel
audiofile-debugsource
audiofile-help
Arch Linux
openEuler
audiofile
audiofile-debuginfo
audiofile-devel
audiofile-debugsource
audiofile-help
How to mitigate CVE-2017-6831
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
audiofile - update to 0.3.6-25
audiofile-debuginfo - update to 0.3.6-25
audiofile-devel - update to 0.3.6-25
audiofile-debugsource - update to 0.3.6-25
audiofile-help - update to 0.3.6-25
audiofile-debuginfo - update to 0.3.6-25
audiofile-devel - update to 0.3.6-25
audiofile-debugsource - update to 0.3.6-25
audiofile-help - update to 0.3.6-25
External References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3814
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97588
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-imadecodeblockwave-ima-cpp/
- https://github.com/antlarr/audiofile/commit/a2e9eab8ea87c4ffc494d839ebb4ea145eb9f2e6
- https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/35