Ubuntu update for WavPack

Published: 2018-02-14

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2016-10169 CVE-2018-6767
CWE-ID	CWE-125 CWE-119
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Ubuntu Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	Canonical Ltd.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU10572

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10169

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to the read_code function in read_words.c. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted WV file, trigger out-of-bounds read and cause the application to crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Ubuntu 17.10:

libwavpack1 5.1.0-2ubuntu0.1

wavpack 5.1.0-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:

libwavpack1 4.75.2-2ubuntu0.1

wavpack 4.75.2-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:

libwavpack1 4.70.0-1ubuntu0.1

wavpack 4.70.0-1ubuntu0.1

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 17.10

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3568-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Stack-based buffer over-read

EUVDB-ID: #VU10573