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CVE-2017-18207

openSUSE Security Advisory - openSUSE-SU-2020:0086-1

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

** EN DISPUTA ** La función Wave_read._read_fmt_chunk en Lib/wave.py en Python, hasta la versión 3.6.4, no garantiza un valor de canal nonzero, lo que permite que atacantes remotos provoquen una denegación de servicio (error de división entre cero y cierre inesperado de la aplicación) mediante un archivo de audio wav manipulado. NOTA: el vendedor informa que las aplicaciones de Python "necesitan estar preparadas para manejar una amplia variedad de excepciones".

An update that solves 26 vulnerabilities and has 30 fixes is now available. This update for python3 to version 3.6.10 fixes the following issues. Fixed a denial of service in Wave_read._read_fmt_chunk. Fixed an issue where email parsing could fail for multiple @. Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read in libexpat. This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2018-02-28 CVE Reserved
  • 2018-03-01 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2025-07-09 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-369: Divide By Zero
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Python
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Python
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<= 3.6.4
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Affected