CVE-2018-17095

audiofile: Heap-based buffer overflow in Expand3To4Module::run() when running sfconvert

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Se ha descubierto un problema en mpruett Audio File Library (también conocido como audiofile) versiones 0.3.6, 0.3.5, 0.3.4, 0.3.3, 0.3.2, 0.3.1, 0.3.0. Ha ocurrido un desbordamiento de búfer basado en memoria dinámica (heap) en Expand3To4Module::run al ejecutar sfconvert

It was discovered that audiofile could be made to dereference invalid memory. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. It was discovered that audiofile could be made to write out of bounds. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-09-16 CVE Reserved
2018-09-16 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2024-08-05 First Exploit
2025-05-13 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/50	2024-08-05
https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/51	2024-08-05

URL	Date	SRC
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3800-1	2021-02-09

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17095	2020-09-29
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1631088	2020-09-29

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Audio File Library Project Search vendor "Audio File Library Project"		Audio File Library Search vendor "Audio File Library Project" for product "Audio File Library"				0.3.0 Search vendor "Audio File Library Project" for product "Audio File Library" and version "0.3.0"		-		Affected
Audio File Library Project Search vendor "Audio File Library Project"		Audio File Library Search vendor "Audio File Library Project" for product "Audio File Library"				0.3.1 Search vendor "Audio File Library Project" for product "Audio File Library" and version "0.3.1"		-		Affected
Audio File Library Project Search vendor "Audio File Library Project"		Audio File Library Search vendor "Audio File Library Project" for product "Audio File Library"				0.3.2 Search vendor "Audio File Library Project" for product "Audio File Library" and version "0.3.2"		-		Affected
Audio File Library Project Search vendor "Audio File Library Project"		Audio File Library Search vendor "Audio File Library Project" for product "Audio File Library"				0.3.3 Search vendor "Audio File Library Project" for product "Audio File Library" and version "0.3.3"		-		Affected
Audio File Library Project Search vendor "Audio File Library Project"		Audio File Library Search vendor "Audio File Library Project" for product "Audio File Library"				0.3.4 Search vendor "Audio File Library Project" for product "Audio File Library" and version "0.3.4"		-		Affected
Audio File Library Project Search vendor "Audio File Library Project"		Audio File Library Search vendor "Audio File Library Project" for product "Audio File Library"				0.3.5 Search vendor "Audio File Library Project" for product "Audio File Library" and version "0.3.5"		-		Affected
Audio File Library Project Search vendor "Audio File Library Project"		Audio File Library Search vendor "Audio File Library Project" for product "Audio File Library"				0.3.6 Search vendor "Audio File Library Project" for product "Audio File Library" and version "0.3.6"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04"		esm		Affected