Improper Input Validation Affecting audiofile-devel package, versions <1:0.3.6-9.amzn2
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- published23 Jul 2024
- disclosed20 Mar 2017
Introduced: 20 Mar 2017
CVE-2017-6837 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 audiofile-devel to version 1:0.3.6-9.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2601.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream audiofile-devel package and not the audiofile-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux.
See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6837
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3814
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97314
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-multiple-ubsan-crashes/
- https://github.com/antlarr/audiofile/commit/c48e4c6503f7dabd41f11d4c9c7b7f8960e7f2c0
- https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/41