Heap-based buffer overflow in audiofile - CVE-2017-6828

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Heap-based buffer overflow in audiofile - CVE-2017-6828

Published: March 15, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU39464
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.4 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6828
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 readValue function in FileHandle.cpp in audiofile (aka libaudiofile and Audio File Library) 0.3.6. A remote attacker can use a crafted WAV 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

How to mitigate CVE-2017-6828

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

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