NVD - CVE-2017-6831

CVE-2017-6831 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

Current Description

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.

Source: MITRE
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Severity

CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 5.5 MEDIUM

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3814
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/3	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97588
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-imadecodeblockwave-ima-cpp/	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/antlarr/audiofile/commit/a2e9eab8ea87c4ffc494d839ebb4ea145eb9f2e6	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/35	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	NIST

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.3

Configuration 1 ( hide )

cpe:/a:audiofile:audiofile:0.3.6
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Change History

3 change records found - show changes

Initial Analysis - 3/22/2017 1:01:35 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:a:audiofile:audiofile:0.3.6:::::::
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Added	CVSS V3		AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Added	CWE		CWE-119
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/3 No Types Assigned	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-imadecodeblockwave-ima-cpp/ No Types Assigned	https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-imadecodeblockwave-ima-cpp/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://github.com/antlarr/audiofile/commit/a2e9eab8ea87c4ffc494d839ebb4ea145eb9f2e6 No Types Assigned	https://github.com/antlarr/audiofile/commit/a2e9eab8ea87c4ffc494d839ebb4ea145eb9f2e6 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/35 No Types Assigned	https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/35 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-6831
NVD Published Date:
03/20/2017
NVD Last Modified:
11/03/2017

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CVE-2017-6831 Detail

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