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A vulnerability was found in audiofile 0.3.6. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function decodeBlockWAVE
of the file IMA.cpp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Heap-based buffer overflow in the decodeBlockWAVE function in IMA.cpp in Audio File Library (aka audiofile) 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.
The bug was discovered 03/20/2017. The weakness was presented 03/20/2017 by Agostino Sarubbo with Gentoo (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-6831 since 03/12/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97921 (Debian DLA-867-1 : audiofile security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196737 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Audiofile Vulnerabilities (USN-3241-1)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (97921).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 97921
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-867-1 : audiofile security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703814
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3814-1 (audiofile - security update)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Patch: github.com
Timeline
03/12/2017 🔍03/20/2017 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: a2e9eab8ea87c4ffc494d839ebb4ea145eb9f2e6Researcher: Agostino Sarubbo
Organization: Gentoo
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2017-6831 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 97588 - audiofile CVE-2017-6831 Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-6831 - audiofile - Buffer Overflow Issue
Entry
Created: 03/21/2017 07:54Updated: 11/14/2022 09:28
Changes: 03/21/2017 07:54 (74), 09/10/2020 16:08 (8), 11/14/2022 09:28 (4)
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