Division by zero in lame - CVE-2017-11720
Published: July 28, 2017 / Updated: August 3, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33254
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11720
CWE-ID: CWE-369
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
There is a division-by-zero vulnerability in LAME 3.99.5, caused by a malformed input file.
Affected software
lame
lame (Alpine package)
lame (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11720
Install update from vendor's website.
lame - update to 3.100
lame (Alpine package) - update to 3.99.5-r6
lame (Alpine package) - update to 3.99.5-r6