CVE-2017-6835

medium

Description

The reset1 function in libaudiofile/modules/BlockCodec.cpp in Audio File Library (aka audiofile) 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and crash) via a crafted file.

References

Advisories

https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/pull/42

https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/39

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-divide-by-zero-in-blockcodecreset1-blockcodec-cpp/

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/7

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3814

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-03-20

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H