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CVE-2017-6837

Published: 14 March 2017

WAVE.cpp in Audio File Library (aka audiofile) 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to a large number of coefficients.

Notes

AuthorNote
ratliff
same fix as for CVE-2017-6832, CVE-2017-6833, and CVE-2017-6835

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
audiofile
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (0.3.6-4)
precise
Released (0.3.3-2ubuntu0.3)
trusty
Released (0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.2)
xenial
Released (0.3.6-2ubuntu0.16.04.1)
yakkety
Released (0.3.6-3ubuntu0.1)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/antlarr/audiofile/commit/c48e4c6503f7dabd41f11d4c9c7b7f8960e7f2c0

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H