The audiofile Audio File Library 0.3.6 has a NULL pointer dereference bug in ModuleState::setup in modules/ModuleState.cpp, which allows an
The audiofile Audio File Library 0.3.6 has a NULL pointer dereference bug in ModuleState::setup in modules/ModuleState.cpp, which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted caf file, as demonstrated by sfconvert.
- Published
- Jul 8, 2018
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.1% · 87th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-476
Sign in to follow · You’ll be notified if a followed record enters KEV, gets an exploit or is updated.
Report tools
Action score
27
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.1%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| audiofile | audiofile | cpe:2.3:a:audiofile:audiofile |
| canonical | ubuntu linux | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- audiofile audiofile0.3.6
- canonical ubuntu linux14.04
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | audiofile | before 0.3.6-5 | 0.3.6-5 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | audiofile | before 0.3.6-lp150.7.1 | 0.3.6-lp150.7.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | audiofile | before 1:0.3.6-9.el7 | 1:0.3.6-9.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | audiofile-debuginfo | before 1:0.3.6-9.el7 | 1:0.3.6-9.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | audiofile-devel | before 1:0.3.6-9.el7 | 1:0.3.6-9.el7 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 | audiofile | before 0.3.6-3.7.10 | 0.3.6-3.7.10 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 | audiofile | before 0.3.6-11.7.8 | 0.3.6-11.7.8 |
Same product
audiofile: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2015-7747Buffer overflow in the afReadFrames function in audiofile (aka libaudiofile and Audio File Library) allows user-assisted remote attackers to38Monitor
- CVE-2018-17095An 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, 0.3.0.36Monitor
- CVE-2017-6828Heap-based buffer overflow in the readValue function in FileHandle.cpp in audiofile (aka libaudiofile and Audio File Library) 0.3.6 allows r32Monitor
- CVE-2017-6827Heap-based buffer overflow in the MSADPCM::initializeCoefficients function in MSADPCM.cpp in audiofile (aka libaudiofile and Audio File Libr32Monitor
- CVE-2025-50950Audiofile v0.3.7 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the ModuleState::setup function.30Monitor
- CVE-2022-24599In autofile Audio File Library 0.3.6, there exists one memory leak vulnerability in printfileinfo, in printinfo.c, which allows an attacker 27Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:audiofile | 0.3.6-5 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:audiofile | 0.3.6-lp150.7.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:audiofile | 1:0.3.6-9.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:audiofile-debuginfo | 1:0.3.6-9.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:audiofile-devel | 1:0.3.6-9.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:audiofile | 0.3.6-3.7.10 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
—
Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer DereferenceCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
We don't hand-write analysis for all 385,000+ vulnerabilities; that wouldn't be honest. For notable, high-impact vulnerabilities our team writes the mechanism, detection and remediation steps.
We use this product, ask for helpChange log
- Fix✗ → ✓
For records you follow, these changes also arrive as notifications. →
References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.