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CVE-2018-17095· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

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.

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.

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Sep 16, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
4.7% · 91th percentile
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Action score

36

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 4.7%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
audiofileaudiofile
canonicalubuntu linux

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • audiofile audiofile0.3.0
  • audiofile audiofile0.3.1
  • audiofile audiofile0.3.2
  • audiofile audiofile0.3.3
  • audiofile audiofile0.3.4
  • audiofile audiofile0.3.5
  • 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.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12audiofilebefore 0.3.6-50.3.6-5
openSUSE:Tumbleweedaudiofilebefore 0.3.6-11.130.3.6-11.13
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientaudiofilebefore 1:0.3.6-9.el71:0.3.6-9.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientaudiofile-debuginfobefore 1:0.3.6-9.el71:0.3.6-9.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientaudiofile-develbefore 1:0.3.6-9.el71:0.3.6-9.el7
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3audiofilebefore 0.3.6-11.3.10.3.6-11.3.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15audiofilebefore 0.3.6-3.3.10.3.6-3.3.1

Other 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 to
    38Monitor
  • 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 r
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2017-6827Heap-based buffer overflow in the MSADPCM::initializeCoefficients function in MSADPCM.cpp in audiofile (aka libaudiofile and Audio File Libr
    32Monitor
  • 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
  • CVE-2019-13147In Audio File Library (aka audiofile) 0.3.6, there exists one NULL pointer dereference bug in ulaw2linear_buf in G711.cpp in libmodules.a th
    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 / packageFixed versionSource
debian:audiofile0.3.6-5 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:audiofile0.3.6-11.13 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:audiofile1:0.3.6-9.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:audiofile-debuginfo1:0.3.6-9.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:audiofile-devel1:0.3.6-9.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
suse:audiofile0.3.6-3.3.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15Package 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

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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.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

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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.

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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
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attack context

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References

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