CVE-2017-11333 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via out-of-memory conditions in libvorbis by submitting a crafted WAV file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-11333?
CVE-2017-11333 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jul 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The vorbis_analysis_wrote function in lib/block.c in Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OOM) via a crafted wav file.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11333?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xiph.org Libvorbis.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11333?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2017-11333 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11333 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11333, GHSA-f5gh-mx7q-w5hf, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11333.