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CVE-2017-6830
Heap-based buffer overflow in the alaw2linear_buf function in G711.cpp in Audio File Library (aka audiofile) 0.3.6 allows remote attackers…
Medium5.5EPSS 3.0%
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Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the alaw2linear_buf function in G711.cpp in Audio File Library (aka audiofile) 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.0% · top 13% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/pull/42 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/34 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-alaw2linear_buf-g711-cpp/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- DSA-3814 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20170313 Re: audiofile: heap-based buffer overflow in alaw2linear_buf (G711.cpp) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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