Division by zero in speex - CVE-2020-23903

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Division by zero in speex - CVE-2020-23903

Published: November 15, 2022 / Updated: August 27, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU69350
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-2020-23903
CWE-ID: CWE-369
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: www.speex.org
Affected software:
speex

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a division by zero error when handling .wav files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted .wav file and crash the application.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-23903

Install updates from vendor's website.

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