Description
Buffer overflow in the afReadFrames function in audiofile (aka libaudiofile and Audio File Library) allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (program crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted audio file, as demonstrated by sixteen-stereo-to-eight-mono.c.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2787-1
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/audiofile/+bug/1502721
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/06/2
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170387.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/08/1
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/ccrisan/motioneyeos/blob/master/package/audiofile/0008-CVE-2015-7747.patch
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.5328
EPSS Percentile
98.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-120
Status
published
Products (6)
audiofile/audiofile
< 0.3.6
canonical/ubuntu_linux
12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
15.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
15.10
fedoraproject/fedora
23
Published
Feb 19, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026