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CVE-2017-18207

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Published: Mar 1, 2018Modified: Nov 21, 2024

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6.5
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

The Wave_read._read_fmt_chunk function in Lib/wave.py in Python through 3.6.4 does not ensure a nonzero channel value, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero and exception) via a crafted wav format audio file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue because Python applications "need to be prepared to handle a wide variety of exceptions.

Affected (1)

Products: Python: Python
1 product
Python
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Up to 3.6.4

References (4)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

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