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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-6836

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Expand3To4Module::run function in libaudiofile/modules/SimpleModule.h in 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.

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31 Oct 2026, 10:19 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2017-6836

core-osv · Original source

Published 20 Mar 2017, 16:59 UTC

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Expand3To4Module::run function in libaudiofile/modules/SimpleModule.h in 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.

osv:CVE-2017-6836
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6836",
  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "Heap-based buffer overflow in the Expand3To4Module::run function in libaudiofile/modules/SimpleModule.h in 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.",
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      ],
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:50:08.135863406Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/20/audiofile-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-expand3to4modulerun-simplemodule-h/",
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      ],
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 381327,
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