High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 15, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-6828

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the readValue function in FileHandle.cpp in audiofile (aka libaudiofile and Audio File Library) 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted WAV file.

Affected products

Audiofile/Audiofile
cpe:2.3:a:audiofile:audiofile:0.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-readvalue-filehandle-cpp/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3814nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/97183nvd

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