| Name | CVE-2017-6831 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-867-1, DSA-3814-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 857651 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| audiofile (PTS) | bookworm, bullseye | 0.3.6-5 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 0.3.6-7 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| audiofile | source | wheezy | 0.3.4-2+deb7u1 | DLA-867-1 | ||
| audiofile | source | jessie | 0.3.6-2+deb8u2 | DSA-3814-1 | ||
| audiofile | source | (unstable) | 0.3.6-4 | 857651 |
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-imadecodeblockwave-ima-cpp
https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/35
https://github.com/antlarr/audiofile/commit/a2e9eab8ea87c4ffc494d839ebb4ea145eb9f2e6