Buffer overflow in Audiofile
CVE-2015-7747
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.088 (95.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.088 · newest: 0.088 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Audiofile
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.04
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 23
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2787-1 (Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/audiofile/+bug/1502721 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/06/2 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170387.html (Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/08/1 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ccrisan/motioneyeos/blob/master/package/audiofile/0008-CVE-2015-7747… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-7747?
- CVE-2015-7747 is a high-severity vulnerability in Audiofile, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-02-19.
- How severe is CVE-2015-7747?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-7747 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.