audiofile Audio File sixteen-stereo-to-eight-mono.c afReadFrames buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in audiofile. It has been declared as critical. This affects the function afReadFrames of the file sixteen-stereo-to-eight-mono.c of the component Audio File Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-7747. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in audiofile (version now known). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function afReadFrames of the file sixteen-stereo-to-eight-mono.c of the component Audio File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was released 04/21/2023. The advisory is available at lists.fedoraproject.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-7747 since 10/07/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/13/2025).

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169837 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for audiofile (SUSE-SU-2017:0940-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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10/07/2015 🔍
04/21/2023 +2753 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-2787-1
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2015-7747 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7747
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-227086

Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2023 22:50
Updated: 08/13/2025 23:25
Changes: 04/21/2023 22:50 (35), 04/21/2023 22:51 (19), 05/15/2023 16:17 (1), 11/16/2024 05:39 (17), 04/27/2025 04:33 (3), 08/13/2025 23:25 (1)
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