UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6828

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6828
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6828.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6828
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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 readValue function in FileHandle.cpp in audiofile (aka libaudiofile and Audio File Library) 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted WAV file.

References

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
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.2

Affected versions

0.*

0.3.6-2
0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.1

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
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.3.6-2ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.3.6-2
0.3.6-2ubuntu0.15.10.1

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"
        }
    ]
}