Division by zero in audiofile - CVE-2017-6833
Published: March 20, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39430
CSH Severity: Medium
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-2017-6833
CWE-ID: CWE-369
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to divide-by-zero error within The runPull function in libaudiofile/modules/BlockCodec.cpp in Audio File Library (aka audiofile) 0.3.6. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and crash) via a crafted file.
Affected software
audiofile
Arch Linux
Arch Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2017-6833
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.