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CVE-2017-6831

Published: 14 March 2017

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.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
audiofile
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise
Released (0.3.3-2ubuntu0.3)
trusty
Released (0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.2)
upstream
Released (0.3.6-4)
xenial
Released (0.3.6-2ubuntu0.16.04.1)
yakkety
Released (0.3.6-3ubuntu0.1)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/antlarr/audiofile/commit/a2e9eab8ea87c4ffc494d839ebb4ea145eb9f2e6

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H