CVE-2017-6836

CVSS V2 Medium 4.3 CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Expand3To4Module::run function in libaudiofile/modules/SimpleModule.h 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2017-6836
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2017-03-20T16:59:02
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2021-02-01T21:21:03
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-119 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:audiofile:audiofile:0.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 4.3
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 5.5
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/pull/42 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/40 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-expand3to4modulerun-simplemodule-h/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/8 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3814 Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6836
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6836
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 07:25:11 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 14:57:32 2017-03-20T16:59Z 2017-03-20T16:59:02 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 14:57:32 2021-02-01T21:21:03 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 14:57:32 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated