audiofile 0.3.6 IMA.cpp decodeBlockWAVE memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in audiofile 0.3.6. Impacted is the function decodeBlockWAVE of the file IMA.cpp. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2017-6831. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

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 databases at Tenable (97921) and SecurityFocus (BID 97588†). See VDB-98172, VDB-98321, VDB-98322 and VDB-98324 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: 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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: a2e9eab8ea87c4ffc494d839ebb4ea145eb9f2e6
Researcher: Agostino Sarubbo
Organization: Gentoo
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-6831 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6831
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98323

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SecurityFocus: 97588 - audiofile CVE-2017-6831 Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-6831 - audiofile - Buffer Overflow Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/21/2017 07:54
Updated: 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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Cache ID: 216::103

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