Denial of Service Vulnerability in Freeware Advanced Audio Coder by Free Software Foundation
CVE-2017-9130

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Freeware Advanced Audio Coder Project

Status
Freeware Advanced Audio Coder
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 June 2017

What is CVE-2017-9130?

The faacEncOpen function in Freeware Advanced Audio Coder (FAAC) version 1.28 can be exploited by remote attackers to trigger a denial of service. By sending a specially crafted WAV file, attackers may cause an invalid memory read that leads to application crashes, compromising service availability. This vulnerability poses risks particularly in audio processing scenarios.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42207/
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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