WAVE.cpp in Audio File Library (aka audiofile) 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a…
Priority LOW 30CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02846 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6837
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-878m-5wc8-6gxp
References
More Audiofile vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-13477 Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in FilePOSIX::read in File.cpp in audiofile 0.3.6 may… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2015-06429 Buffer overflow in the afReadFrames function in audiofile (aka libaudiofile and Audio… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-12218 An issue has been discovered in mpruett Audio File Library (aka audiofile) 0.3.6, 0.3.5… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-04575 Heap-based buffer overflow in the readValue function in FileHandle.cpp in audiofile (aka… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-04574 Heap-based buffer overflow in the MSADPCM::initializeCoefficients function in MSADPCM.cpp… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-09663 The audiofile Audio File Library 0.3.6 has a NULL pointer dereference bug in… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-6837 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-6837 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-878m-5wc8-6gxp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-6837 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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