Out-of-bounds read in libvorbis - CVE-2017-14160
Published: May 21, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12882
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14160
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: xiph.org
Affected software:
libvorbis
libvorbis
Detailed vulnerability description
the vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the bark_noise_hybridmp function in psy.c due to out-of-bounds read. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted mp4 file and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in the bark_noise_hybridmp function in psy.c due to out-of-bounds read. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted mp4 file and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-14160
Install update from vendor's website.