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CVE-2017-18207
medium 6.5
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.
Details
- Status
- Modified disputed
- Published
- Last changed
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- Weakness
- CWE-369
Severity
| Version | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | medium 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
nvd@nist.govPrimary |
| CVSS 2.0 | medium 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
nvd@nist.govPrimary |
Affected products
Vendor and product from the NVD’s CPE applicability statements. Versions and conditions are on the NVD’s page.
- python · python
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html
- https://bugs.python.org/issue32056Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html
- https://bugs.python.org/issue32056Issue TrackingVendor Advisory