CVE-2017-6834
published 2017-03-20CVE-2017-6834: Heap-based buffer overflow in the ulaw2linear_buf function in G711.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…
PriorityP423medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
2.61%
83.9th percentile
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ulaw2linear_buf function in G711.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.
Affected
16 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| audiofile | audiofile | — | — |
| audiofile | audiofile | — | — |
| audiofile | audiofile | — | — |
| audiofile | audiofile | — | — |
| audiofile | audiofile | — | — |
| audiofile | audiofile | — | — |
| audiofile | audiofile | — | — |
| audiofile | audiofile | — | — |
| audiofile | audiofile | >= 0 < 0.3.6-4 | 0.3.6-4 |
| audiofile | audiofile | >= 0 < 0.3.6-4 | 0.3.6-4 |
| audiofile | audiofile | >= 0 < 0.3.6-4 | 0.3.6-4 |
| audiofile | audiofile | >= 0 < 0.3.6-4 | 0.3.6-4 |
| debian | audiofile | < audiofile 0.3.6-4 (bookworm) | audiofile 0.3.6-4 (bookworm) |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_audiofile_0.3.6-27_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_msrc5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
audiofile vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2017-03-22
CVE-2017-6827 audiofile vulnerabilities
Title: audiofile vulnerabilities
Summary: audiofile could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially
crafted file.
Agostino Sarubbo discovered that audiofile incorrectly handled certain
malformed audio files. If a user or automated system were tricked into
processing a specially crafted audio file, a remote attacker could cause
applications linked against audiofile to crash, leading to a denial of
service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Microsoft
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ulaw2linear_buf function in G711.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 d
vendor_msrc·2017-03-14·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-6834 [MEDIUM] CWE-119 Heap-based buffer overflow in the ulaw2linear_buf function in G711.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 d
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ulaw2linear_buf function in G711.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.
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additiona
Red Hat
audiofile: Heap-based buffer overflow in ulaw2linear_buf
vendor_redhat·2017-02-26·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-6834 [MEDIUM] CWE-122 audiofile: Heap-based buffer overflow in ulaw2linear_buf
audiofile: Heap-based buffer overflow in ulaw2linear_buf
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ulaw2linear_buf function in G711.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.
Package: audiofile (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: audiofile (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: audiofile (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2017-6834: audiofile - Heap-based buffer overflow in the ulaw2linear_buf function in G711.cpp in Audio ...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-6834 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-6834: audiofile - Heap-based buffer overflow in the ulaw2linear_buf function in G711.cpp in Audio ...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ulaw2linear_buf function in G711.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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 0.3.6-4)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 0.3.6-4)
forky: resolved (fixed in 0.3.6-4)
sid: resolved (fixed in 0.3.6-4)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 0.3.6-4)
GHSA
GHSA-mvfq-q63q-xxhh: Heap-based buffer overflow in the ulaw2linear_buf function in G711
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-6834 [MEDIUM] CWE-119 GHSA-mvfq-q63q-xxhh: Heap-based buffer overflow in the ulaw2linear_buf function in G711
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ulaw2linear_buf function in G711.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.
OSV
CVE-2017-6834: Heap-based buffer overflow in the ulaw2linear_buf function in G711
osv·2017-03-20·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-6834 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-6834: Heap-based buffer overflow in the ulaw2linear_buf function in G711
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ulaw2linear_buf function in G711.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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-6827 CVE-2017-6828 CVE-2017-6829 CVE-2017-6830 CVE-2017-6831 CVE-2017-6832 CVE-2017-6833 CVE-2017-6834 CVE-2017-6836 CVE-2017-6835 CVE-2017-6837 CVE-2017-6838 CVE-2017-6839 audiofile: various
bugzilla·2017-03-16·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-6827 [HIGH] CVE-2017-6827 CVE-2017-6828 CVE-2017-6829 CVE-2017-6830 CVE-2017-6831 CVE-2017-6832 CVE-2017-6833 CVE-2017-6834 CVE-2017-6836 CVE-2017-6835 CVE-2017-6837 CVE-2017-6838 CVE-2017-6839 audiofile: various
CVE-2017-6827 CVE-2017-6828 CVE-2017-6829 CVE-2017-6830 CVE-2017-6831 CVE-2017-6832 CVE-2017-6833 CVE-2017-6834 CVE-2017-6836 CVE-2017-6835 CVE-2017-6837 CVE-2017-6838 CVE-2017-6839 audiofile: various flaws [fedora-all]
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that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-6834 audiofile: Heap-based buffer overflow in ulaw2linear_buf
bugzilla·2017-03-16·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-6834 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-6834 audiofile: Heap-based buffer overflow in ulaw2linear_buf
CVE-2017-6834 audiofile: Heap-based buffer overflow in ulaw2linear_buf
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in audiofile. Opening a maliciously crafted file could cause the application to crash.
References:
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q1/512
Discussion:
Created audiofile tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1432945]
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3814http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/6https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ulaw2linear_buf-g711-cpp/https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/38https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/pull/42http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3814http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/6https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ulaw2linear_buf-g711-cpp/https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/38https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/pull/42
2017-03-20
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