CVE-2017-6827

NameCVE-2017-6827
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in the MSADPCM::initializeCoefficients function in MSADPCM.cpp in audiofile (aka libaudiofile and Audio File Library) 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted audio file.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-867-1, DSA-3814-1
Debian Bugs857651

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
audiofile (PTS)buster, bookworm, bullseye0.3.6-5fixed
buster (security)0.3.6-5+deb10u1fixed
sid, trixie0.3.6-6fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
audiofilesourcewheezy0.3.4-2+deb7u1DLA-867-1
audiofilesourcejessie0.3.6-2+deb8u2DSA-3814-1
audiofilesource(unstable)0.3.6-4857651

Notes

https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/32
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-msadpcminitializecoefficients-msadpcm-cpp
https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/commit/c48e4c6503f7dabd41f11d4c9c7b7f8960e7f2c0

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