CVE-2017-6837 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a crash in the Audio File Library by providing a file with a large number of coefficients.
- 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-2017-6837?
CVE-2017-6837 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
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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6837?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Audiofile Audiofile.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6837?
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-2017-6837 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6837 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as AZL-36929, AZL-7180, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6837, GHSA-878m-5wc8-6gxp, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6837.