CVE catalog
CVE-2017-6828
audiofile: CVE-2017-6828
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.24% · Oct 25, 2026
Heap-based buffer overflow in the readValue function in FileHandle.cpp in audiofile (aka libaudiofile and Audio File Library) 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted WAV file.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | audiofile | sid | 0.3.6-7 | fixed |
| Debian | audiofile | forky | 0.3.6-7 | fixed |
| Debian | audiofile | trixie | 0.3.6-7 | fixed |
| Debian | audiofile | bookworm | 0.3.6-5+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | 14.04 | 0.3.6-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | 14.04 | 0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | 14.04 | 0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | 16.04 | 0.3.6-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | 16.04 | 0.3.6-2ubuntu0.15.10.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | 16.04 | 0.3.6-2ubuntu0.16.04.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | audiofile | tumbleweed | 0.3.6-11.13 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | audiofile | source | sid | 0.3.6-4 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [857651] |
| Debian | audiofile | source | forky | 0.3.6-4 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [857651] |
| Debian | audiofile | source | trixie | 0.3.6-4 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [857651] |
| Debian | audiofile | source | bookworm | 0.3.6-4 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [857651] |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | deb | 14.04 | 0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6828 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | deb | 16.04 | 0.3.6-2ubuntu0.16.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6828 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | audiofile | rpm | tumbleweed | 0.3.6-11.13 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10640-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
- [audiofile-devel]Unknown
Source package: [audiofile]
Details (1)
0.3.6-16.5· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
0.3.6-11.13Version impact unknown
dsa · audiofile · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [audiofile-doc]Unknown
Source package: [audiofile]
Details (1)
0.3.6-16.5· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
0.3.6-11.13Version impact unknown
dsa · audiofile · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [libaudiofile1]Unknown
Source package: [audiofile]
Details (1)
0.3.6-16.5· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
0.3.6-11.13Version impact unknown
dsa · audiofile · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [audiofile]Fixed
Source package: [audiofile]
Details (1)
0.3.6-16.5· x86_64 · tumbleweedFixed · Fixed:
0.3.6-11.13dsa · audiofile · opensuse · tumbleweed
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [audiofile-tools]Fixed
Source package: [audiofile]
Details (2)
0.3.6-5+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.3.6-4dsa · audiofile · debian · bookworm; dsa · audiofile · debian · 12
0.3.6-5+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.3.6-4dsa · audiofile · debian · bookworm; dsa · audiofile · debian · 12
- [libaudiofile1]Fixed
Source package: [audiofile]
Details (2)
0.3.6-5+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.3.6-4dsa · audiofile · debian · bookworm; dsa · audiofile · debian · 12
0.3.6-5+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.3.6-4dsa · audiofile · debian · bookworm; dsa · audiofile · debian · 12
- [libaudiofile-dev]Fixed
Source package: [audiofile]
Details (2)
0.3.6-5+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.3.6-4dsa · audiofile · debian · bookworm; dsa · audiofile · debian · 12
0.3.6-5+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.3.6-4dsa · audiofile · debian · bookworm; dsa · audiofile · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [audiofile-tools]Fixed
Source package: [audiofile]
Details (2)
0.3.6-7+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.3.6-4dsa · audiofile · debian · 13
0.3.6-7+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.3.6-4dsa · audiofile · debian · 13
- [libaudiofile1]Fixed
Source package: [audiofile]
Details (2)
0.3.6-7+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.3.6-4dsa · audiofile · debian · 13
0.3.6-7+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.3.6-4dsa · audiofile · debian · 13
- [libaudiofile-dev]Fixed
Source package: [audiofile]
Details (2)
0.3.6-7+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.3.6-4dsa · audiofile · debian · 13
0.3.6-7+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.3.6-4dsa · audiofile · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2017_0940-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6828]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6828]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10640-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6828]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2017/cve-2017-6828.json]
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