CVE-2020-23903

Publication date 10 November 2021

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

A Divide by Zero vulnerability in the function static int read_samples of Speex v1.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via a crafted WAV file.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
speex	22.04 LTS jammy	Fixed 1.2~rc1.2-1.1ubuntu3
	21.10 impish	Fixed 1.2~rc1.2-1.1ubuntu1.21.10.1
	21.04 hirsute	Ignored end of life
	20.04 LTS focal	Fixed 1.2~rc1.2-1.1ubuntu1.20.04.1
	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 1.2~rc1.2-1ubuntu2.1
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 1.2~rc1.2-1ubuntu1+esm1 Ubuntu Pro
	14.04 LTS trusty	Ignored end of standard support

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Patch details

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Package	Patch details
speex	Upstrea: 870ff84

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

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-5280-1
Speex vulnerability
10 February 2022