Buffer overflow in Audiofile
CVE-2018-17095
An issue has been discovered in mpruett Audio File Library (aka audiofile) 0.3.6, 0.3.5, 0.3.4, 0.3.3, 0.3.2, 0.3.1, 0.3.0. A heap-based buffer overflow in Expand3To4Module::run has occurred when running sfconvert.
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: 0.047 (91.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.047 · newest: 0.047 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Audiofile — versions 0.3.0, 0.3.1, 0.3.2
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/50 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3800-1/ (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/51 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-17095?
- CVE-2018-17095 is a high-severity vulnerability in Audiofile, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-09-16.
- How severe is CVE-2018-17095?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-17095 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.