Input validation error in speex - CVE-2020-23904
Published: November 15, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU69351
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-23904
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of .wav file in speexenc.c. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (DoS) via a crafted WAV file.
Affected software
speex
Oracle Solaris
Oracle Solaris
How to mitigate CVE-2020-23904
Install update from vendor's website.
speex - update to 1.2.0