PT-2017-17361 · Audiofile+2 · Audio File Library+2

Antlarr · Published 2017-03-14 · Updated 2025-01-28 · CVE-2017-6834

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Audio File Library (aka audiofile) versions 0.2.7 through 0.3.6

Description The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the ulaw2linear buf function in G711.cpp. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For Audio File Library (aka audiofile) versions 0.2.7 through 0.3.6, consider disabling the ulaw2linear buf function in G711.cpp until a patch is available to prevent potential denial of service attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

AZL-36926

AZL-7177

CVE-2017-6834

DLA-867-1

DSA-3814-1

MGASA-2017-0129

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10640-1

ROSA-SA-2025-2636

SUSE-SU-2017:0940-1

SUSE-SU-2017:1182-1

USN-3241-1

Affected Products

Audio File Library

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 66

• 🔥 https://github.com/Hack-Me/Pocs_for_Multi_Versions/tree/main/CVE-2017-6831 · Exploit
• https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/pull/42 · Patch
• https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/38 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2017:0940-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6828 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6835 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6834 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6834 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6839 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6836 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2017-0129 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6834 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6834 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6829 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6830 · Vendor Advisory