CVE-2015-7747

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.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 40.01% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory fedoraproject.org Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory ubuntu.com Third-Party Advisory launchpad.net Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory openwall.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2787-1 third party advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/audiofile/+bug/1502721 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/06/2 third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170387.html third party advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/08/1 third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/ccrisan/motioneyeos/blob/master/package/audiofile/0008-CVE-2015-7747.patch third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-7747?
CVE-2015-7747 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-7747?
To fix CVE-2015-7747, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-7747 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-7747 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~40% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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