UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6831

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6831

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6831.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6831

Upstream

CVE-2017-6831

Downstream

USN-3241-1

Related

USN-3241-1

Published

2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Modified

2026-04-22T11:29:14.051121Z

Severity

5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Ubuntu - medium

Summary

[none]

Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / audiofile

Package

Name: audiofile
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/audiofile@0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.2

Affected versions

0.*

0.3.6-2

0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "audiofile-tools",
            "binary_version": "0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libaudiofile1",
            "binary_version": "0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6831.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / audiofile