Reachable Assertion in libaacplus - CVE-2017-7605

 

Reachable Assertion in libaacplus - CVE-2017-7605

Published: September 26, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU67645
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/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-2017-7605
CWE-ID: CWE-617
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: libaacplus
Affected software:
libaacplus

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion in aacplusenc.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted audio file and crash the application.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-7605

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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