CVE-2017-6838

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    CVE-2017-6838

    Published: 20 Mar 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Integer overflow in sfcommands/sfconvert.c in Audio File Library (aka audiofile) 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.

    References: http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3814, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/9, https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-multiple-ubsan-crashes/, https://github.com/antlarr/audiofile/commit/7d65f89defb092b63bcbc5d98349fb222ca73b3c, https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/41

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -7d65f89defb092b63bcbc5d98349fb222ca73b3c

    Affected versions

    audiofile-0.3.6
    audiofile-0.3.5
    audiofile-0.3.4
    audiofile-0.3.3
    audiofile-0.3.2
    audiofile-0.3.1
    audiofile-0.3.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    CVE-2017-6838 | CVE-DB