CVE-2022-36148 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 16 Aug 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

A floating point exception in the fdkaac library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted WAV files.

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-2022-36148?

CVE-2022-36148 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Aug 2022. 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

fdkaac commit 53fe239 was discovered to contain a floating point exception (FPE) via wav_open at /src/wav_reader.c.

Weakness: CWE-697

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36148?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fdkaac Project Fdkaac.

How do I fix CVE-2022-36148?

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-2022-36148 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36148 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as CLEANSTART-2023-TH77072, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-36148, GHSA-cvxv-vxx9-frf5, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-36148.