Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 20, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-6831
CVE-2017-6831
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the decodeBlockWAVE function in IMA.cpp in Audio File Library (aka audiofile) 0.3.6, 0.3.5, 0.3.4, 0.3.3, 0.3.2, 0.3.1, 0.3.0 and 0.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.
Affected products
10cpe:2.3:a:audiofile:audiofile:0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:a:audiofile:audiofile:0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:audiofile:audiofile:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:audiofile:audiofile:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:audiofile:audiofile:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:audiofile:audiofile:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:audiofile:audiofile:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:audiofile:audiofile:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:audiofile:audiofile:0.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
7- github.com/antlarr/audiofile/commit/a2e9eab8ea87c4ffc494d839ebb4ea145eb9f2e6nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/35nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/Hack-Me/Pocs_for_Multi_Versions/tree/main/CVE-2017-6831nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3814nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97588nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-imadecodeblockwave-ima-cpp/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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