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CVE-2017-6827

Publication date 15 March 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

Heap-based buffer overflow in the MSADPCM::initializeCoefficients function in MSADPCM.cpp in audiofile (aka libaudiofile and Audio File Library) 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted audio file.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
audiofile 16.10 yakkety
Fixed 0.3.6-3ubuntu0.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 0.3.6-2ubuntu0.16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.2
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 0.3.3-2ubuntu0.3

Notes

ratliff

same fix as CVE-2017-6827 CVE-2017-6832 CVE-2017-6833 CVE-2017-6835 and CVE-2017-6837

Patch details

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Package Patch details
audiofile

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H