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CVE-2017-11331

Publication date 31 July 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

The wav_open function in oggenc/audio.c in Xiph.Org vorbis-tools 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation error) via a crafted wav file.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
vorbis-tools 24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
23.10 mantic Ignored
23.04 lunar Ignored
22.10 kinetic Ignored
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
21.10 impish Ignored
21.04 hirsute Ignored
20.10 groovy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
19.10 eoan Ignored
19.04 disco Ignored
18.10 cosmic Ignored
18.04 LTS bionic
Vulnerable
17.10 artful Ignored
17.04 zesty Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial
Vulnerable
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

Notes

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The following notes are from Debian:

debian

NOTE: The issue is "covered" by the fix applied in 0016-oggenc-validate-count-of-channels-in-the-header-CVE-.patch NOTE: still the return of malloc is not checked. NOTE: Crash in CLI tool only, negligible security impact

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:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H