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CVE-2015-7747

Published: 9 October 2015

Buffer overflow in the afReadFrames function in audiofile (aka libaudiofile and Audio File Library) allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (program crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted audio file, as demonstrated by sixteen-stereo-to-eight-mono.c.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
audiofile
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise
Released (0.3.3-2ubuntu0.1)
trusty
Released (0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.1)
upstream Needs triage

vivid
Released (0.3.6-2ubuntu0.15.04.1)
wily
Released (0.3.6-2ubuntu0.15.10.1)
Patches:
other: https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/pull/25/files

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H