CVE-2017-6836
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6836
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-6836.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2017-6836
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2017-03-20T16:59:02.890Z
- Modified
- 2026-05-18T05:50:04.313298149Z
- Severity
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- 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
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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Heap-based buffer overflow in the Expand3To4Module::run function in libaudiofile/modules/SimpleModule.h 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.
- Database specific
{ "unresolved_ranges": [ { "extracted_events": [ { "last_affected": "8.0" }, { "last_affected": "9.0" } ], "vendor_product": "debian:debian_linux", "cpes": [ "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" ], "source": "CPE_FIELD" } ] }- References
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3814
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/8
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-expand3to4modulerun-simplemodule-h/
- https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/40
- https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/pull/42
Affected packages
Git / github.com/mpruett/audiofile
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile
- Events
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Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedLast affected
- Database specific
{ "extracted_events": [ { "introduced": "0" }, { "last_affected": "0.3.6" } ], "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:audiofile:audiofile:0.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "source": "CPE_FIELD" }