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CVE-2018-17095

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  • Published2018-09-16
  • WeaknessCWE-787

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Description

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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-09-1621:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

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Versions per branch

NVD
Audiofile
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.3= 0.3.0no fix published
0.3= 0.3.1no fix published
0.3= 0.3.2no fix published
0.3= 0.3.3no fix published
0.3= 0.3.4no fix published
0.3= 0.3.5no fix published
0.3= 0.3.6no fix published
Canonical ubuntu linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
14.4= 14.04no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • audiofileUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 0.3.6-4ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • audiofileUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 0.3.6-2ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1
  • audiofileUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.3+esm1
  • audiofileUbuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 0.3.6-5+deb10u1build0.22.04.1
  • audiofileUbuntu:20.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 0.3.6-5+deb10u1build0.20.04.1
  • audiofileUbuntu:14.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.3
  • audiofileSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4all versions · fixed in 0.3.6-11.3.1
  • audiofileSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3all versions · fixed in 0.3.6-11.3.1

24 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2018-17095 Red Hat Product Security88 products fixed · 3 known affected

    audiofile: Heap-based buffer overflow in Expand3To4Module::run() when running sfconvert

    audiofile as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 · audiofile as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · audiofile-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

  • RHSA-2020:3877 Red Hat Product Security43 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: audiofile security update

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2020:3877 · 43 productsFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  2. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2018-17095 · 3 productsWill not fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.06.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-787read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score4.7 %2026-11-03
  • OSVaffected packages—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-09-16
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17095?

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.

Is CVE-2018-17095 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-17095 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 4.7% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-17095?

CVE-2018-17095 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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