CVE-2015-7747
audiofile: Buffer overflow when changing number of channels and sample format
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · October 4, 2015
Updated · June 27, 2026
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.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 3.7AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE-805 · Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value