CVE-2016-10170

Publication date 14 March 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

The WriteCaffHeader function in cli/caff.c in Wavpack before 5.1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted WV file.

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Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
wavpack	17.10 artful	Not affected
	17.04 zesty	Not affected
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored

Notes

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code affected not present in trusty or xenial

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
wavpack	Upstream: 4bc05fc

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.5 · Medium
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H