UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6827
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6827
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6827.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6827
- Upstream
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2017-03-15T00:00:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-09-08T16:44:09Z
- Severity
-
- 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - medium
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
Heap-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.
- References
-
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6827
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-msadpcminitializecoefficients-msadpcm-cpp
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/14/6
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3241-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6827
Affected packages
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / audiofile
Package
- Name
- audiofile
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/audiofile@0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.2?arch=source&distro=trusty
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.2
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.2",
"binary_name": "audiofile-tools"
},
{
"binary_version": "0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.2",
"binary_name": "libaudiofile-dev"
},
{
"binary_version": "0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.2",
"binary_name": "libaudiofile1"
}
]
}
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / audiofile
Package
- Name
- audiofile
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/audiofile@0.3.6-2ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed0.3.6-2ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "0.3.6-2ubuntu0.16.04.1",
"binary_name": "audiofile-tools"
},
{
"binary_version": "0.3.6-2ubuntu0.16.04.1",
"binary_name": "libaudiofile-dev"
},
{
"binary_version": "0.3.6-2ubuntu0.16.04.1",
"binary_name": "libaudiofile1"
}
]
}