Out-of-bounds read in WavPack - CVE-2021-44269

 

Out-of-bounds read in WavPack - CVE-2021-44269

Published: July 11, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU65086
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/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-2021-44269
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: wavpack
Affected software:
WavPack

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processing *.WAV files within the WavpackPackSamples() function in src/pack_utils.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and crash the application.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-44269

Install updates from vendor's website.

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