CVE-2017-9412 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted WAV file processed by the LAME audio encoding 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-2017-9412?
CVE-2017-9412 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 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 unpack_read_samples function in frontend/get_audio.c in LAME 3.99.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted wav file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9412?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lame Project Lame.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9412?
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-2017-9412 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9412 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2017-9412, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9412, GHSA-89mf-955x-wx32, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9412.