Integer overflow in libaacplus - CVE-2017-7603
Published: September 26, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU67643
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7603
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the au_channel.h. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
libaacplus
Gentoo Linux
Gentoo Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2017-7603
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.