Your submission was sent successfully! Close

You have successfully unsubscribed! Close

Thank you for signing up for our newsletter!
In these regular emails you will find the latest updates about Ubuntu and upcoming events where you can meet our team.Close

CVE-2017-15266

Published: 11 October 2017

In GNU Libextractor 1.4, there is a Divide-By-Zero in EXTRACTOR_wav_extract_method in wav_extractor.c via a zero sample rate.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled zero sample rate. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libextractor
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
groovy Not vulnerable
(1:1.6-2)
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable
(1:1.6-2)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(1:1.6-2)
disco Not vulnerable
(1:1.6-2)
eoan Not vulnerable
(1:1.6-2)
focal Not vulnerable
(1:1.6-2)
jammy Not vulnerable
(1:1.6-2)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(1:1.6-2)
lunar Not vulnerable
(1:1.6-2)
trusty Needed

upstream
Released (1:1.3-4+deb9u1, 1:1.6-1)
xenial
Released (1:1.3-4+deb9u3build0.16.04.1)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
mantic Not vulnerable
(1:1.6-2)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
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