NULL pointer dereference in WavPack - CVE-2022-2476
Published: November 17, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU69399
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-2022-2476
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: wavpack
Affected software:
WavPack
WavPack
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the WavePack's main() function at cli/wvunpack.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-2476
Install update from vendor's website.