CVE-2017-9130 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted WAV file due to an invalid memory read in the FAAC library.
- 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-2017-9130?
CVE-2017-9130 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 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 faacEncOpen function in libfaac/frame.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Coder (FAAC) 1.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted wav file.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9130?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freeware Advanced Audio Coder Project Freeware Advanced Audio Coder.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9130?
Apply the vendor's patch.
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-2017-9130 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9130 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9130, GHSA-4vg3-jccf-v87h, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9130.