Denial of service in Wavpack
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2021-44269 CVE-2022-2476 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-125 CWE-476 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
WavPack Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software |
| Vendor | wavpack |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU65086
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-44269
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processing *.WAV files within the WavpackPackSamples() function in src/pack_utils.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and crash the application.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsWavPack: 5.4.0
External linkshttp://github.com/dbry/WavPack/issues/110
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CRZWZKEEABCLVXZEXQZBIT3ZKLIXVFF5/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2CZUFTX3J4Y4OSRITG4PXCI7NRVFDYVQ/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SQKOOJRI2VAPYS3652HVDXON723HTXBP/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5B7L26LA6KGX7YH6SWD5CSBNWKV5MBO/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I54NXQZELBF42OL4KQZJJRAYZX7IPZXP/
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) NULL pointer dereference
EUVDB-ID: #VU69399
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2476
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the WavePack's main() function at cli/wvunpack.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsWavPack: 4.1 - 5.4.0
External linkshttp://github.com/dbry/WavPack/issues/121
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2110455
http://github.com/dbry/WavPack/commit/25b4a2725d8568212e7cf89ca05ca29d128af7ac
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.
