Input validation error in audiofile - CVE-2017-6837
Published: March 20, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39434
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-2017-6837
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
WAVE.cpp in Audio File Library (aka audiofile) 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to a large number of coefficients.
Affected software
audiofile
Arch Linux
Arch Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2017-6837
Install update from vendor's website.
External References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3814
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97314
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-multiple-ubsan-crashes/
- https://github.com/antlarr/audiofile/commit/c48e4c6503f7dabd41f11d4c9c7b7f8960e7f2c0
- https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/41