NULL pointer dereference in libvorbis - CVE-2017-11333
Published: July 31, 2017 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38626
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11333
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vorbis_analysis_wrote function in lib/block.c in Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OOM) via a crafted wav file.
Affected software
libvorbis
Fedora
mingw-libvorbis
libvorbis
Fedora
mingw-libvorbis
libvorbis
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11333
Install update from vendor's website.
mingw-libvorbis - update to 1.3.6-2.fc29
libvorbis - update to 1.3.6-3.fc28
libvorbis - update to 1.3.6-3.fc28