MEDIUM
audiofile: Heap-based buffer overflow in ulaw2linear_buf
Published Mar 20, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.61%
Description
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 products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 0.2.7
- 0.3.0
- 0.3.1
- 0.3.2
- 0.3.3
- 0.3.4
- 0.3.5
- 0.3.6
Configuration 2
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
audiofile
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
audiofile
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
audiofile
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | audiofile | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | audiofile | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | audiofile | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
5.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
3.3 LOW Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.61% 0.02610
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02610
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.61% (0.02610) | 84.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.61% (0.02610) | 83.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 27, 2026 | 2.89% (0.02893) | 86.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 13, 2026 | 4.31% (0.04313) | 88.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 6.89% (0.06895) | 90.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 2.47% (0.02469) | 83.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 6.89% (0.06895) | 91.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.16% (0.02157) | 82.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.32% (0.14318) | 90.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.16% (0.02157) | 83.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.72% (0.00716) | 81.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2024 | 0.72% (0.00716) | 80.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.72% (0.00716) | 78.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.51% (0.00505) | 72.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.94% (0.01943) | 48.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.94% (0.01943) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (2)
References (9)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3814 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6834 Vendor Advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ulaw2linear_buf-g711-cpp/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1432935 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/38 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/pull/42 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6834
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6834
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3814 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6834 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ulaw2linear_buf-g711-cpp/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1432935 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/38 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/pull/42 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6834 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6834 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 20, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Mar 12, 2017
Link CVE-2017-6834
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a