Out-of-bounds read in WavPack - CVE-2016-10171
Published: March 14, 2017 / Updated: August 3, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33049
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10171
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The unreorder_channels function in cli/wvunpack.c in Wavpack before 5.1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted WV file.
Affected software
WavPack
wavpack (Alpine package)
mingw-wavpack
wavpack
Fedora
wavpack (Alpine package)
mingw-wavpack
wavpack
Fedora
How to mitigate CVE-2016-10171
Install update from vendor's website.
WavPack - update to 5.1.0
wavpack (Alpine package) - update to 5.1.0-r0
mingw-wavpack - addressed in versions 5.1.0-1.el7, 5.1.0-1.fc24, 5.1.0-1.fc25
wavpack - addressed in versions 5.1.0-1.fc24, 5.1.0-1.fc25
wavpack (Alpine package) - update to 5.1.0-r0
mingw-wavpack - addressed in versions 5.1.0-1.el7, 5.1.0-1.fc24, 5.1.0-1.fc25
wavpack - addressed in versions 5.1.0-1.fc24, 5.1.0-1.fc25