CVE-2017-6829 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a crash in the Audio File Library by providing a crafted file, leading to denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2017-6829?

CVE-2017-6829 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The decodeSample function in IMA.cpp in Audio File Library (aka audiofile) 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6829?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Audiofile Audiofile.

How do I fix CVE-2017-6829?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2017-6829 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6829 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as AZL-36921, AZL-7172, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6829, GHSA-4346-2577-gf85, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6829.

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