msrc_cve-2015-7747
Vulnerability from csaf_microsoft
Published
2020-02-02 00:00
Modified
2024-07-23 00:00
Summary
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.

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