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CVE-2017-6832
Heap-based buffer overflow in the decodeBlock in MSADPCM.cpp in Audio File Library (aka audiofile) 0.3.6, 0.3.5, 0.3.4, 0.3.3, 0.3.2,…
Medium5.5EPSS 3.0%
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Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the decodeBlock in MSADPCM.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, 0.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/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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References (6)
- https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/pull/42 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-msadpcmdecodeblock-msadpcm-cpp/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 97589 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-3814 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20170313 Re: audiofile: heap-based buffer overflow in MSADPCM::decodeBlock (MSADPCM.cpp) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/36 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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