CVE-2017-6836 - Vulncode-DB

CVE-2017-6836 (NVD)

2017-03-20

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.

Products	Audiofile, Debian_linux
Type	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (CWE-119)
First patch	- None (likely due to unavailable code)
Patches	• https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/pull/42 • https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/40
Links	• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-expand3to4modulerun-simplemodule-h/ • http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3814 • http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/8