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.
Published: 2020-02-19
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: 53.3% High
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2787-1 audiofile vulnerability
History

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 06:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Audiofile
Audiofile audiofile
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:audio_file_library_project:audio_file_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:audiofile:audiofile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Audio File Library Project
Audio File Library Project audio File Library
Audiofile
Audiofile audiofile

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Audiofile Audiofile
Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Fedoraproject Fedora
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:58:59.974Z

Reserved: 2015-10-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-7747

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Status : Modified

Published: 2020-02-19T21:15:11.200

Modified: 2025-08-13T20:48:07.470

Link: CVE-2015-7747

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-10-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-7747 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses