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CVE-2017-6831 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in the decodeBlockWAVE function in IMA.cpp in Audio File Library (aka audiofile) 0.3.6, 0.3.5, 0.3.4, 0.3.3, 0.3…

published 2017-03-20 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-15885

cvss
5.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.1%
EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the decodeBlockWAVE function in IMA.cpp 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 and 0.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.

Patch / fix

  • audiofile Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.3.6-4

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6831

  • audiofile Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.2
  • audiofile Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 0.3.6-2ubuntu0.16.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6831

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • audiofile SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 0.2.6-142.17.1
  • audiofile SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 +6 more 0.3.6-10.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:1182-1SUSE-SU-2017:0940-1

  • audiofile Arch Linux 0.3.6-4

arch linux advisories AVG-205

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-6831 updated cvss 3.3

audiofile: Heap-based buffer overflow in IMA::decodeBlockWAVE

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 audiofile Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 audiofile Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 audiofile
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

3.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/Hack-Me/Pocs_for_Multi_Versions/tree/main/CVE-2017-6831 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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