CVE-2013-5716 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Gretech GOM Media Player by tricking users into opening a crafted WAV file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-5716?
CVE-2013-5716 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Sep 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Gretech GOM Media Player 2.2.53.5169 and possibly earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted WAV file.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5716?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gomlab Gom Player.
How do I fix CVE-2013-5716?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5716 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2013-5716 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-5716 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4x2v-58g3-c5j2.