CVE-2017-6830 Heap-based buffer overflow in the alaw2linear_buf function in G711.cpp in Audio File Library (aka audiofile) 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.
MediumCVSS 5.5
EPSS 3.0%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the alaw2linear_buf function in G711.cpp in Audio File Library (aka audiofile) 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/audiofile(Debian:12) | < 0.3.6-4 | 0.3.6-4 |
| debian/audiofile(Debian:13) | < 0.3.6-4 | 0.3.6-4 |
| debian/audiofile(Debian:14) | < 0.3.6-4 | 0.3.6-4 |
| audiofile | = 0.3.6 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2017-6830 vendor-advisory
- DSA-3814 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20170313 Re: audiofile: heap-based buffer overflow in alaw2linear_buf (G711.cpp) mailing-list third-party-advisory
- blogs.gentoo.org third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- github.com issue-tracking patch third-party-advisory
- github.com issue-tracking patch third-party-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking