SB2017020110 - Fedora 24 update for wavpack 



SB2017020110 - Fedora 24 update for wavpack

Published: February 1, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2017020110
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10169)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to the read_code function in read_words.c. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted WV file, trigger out-of-bounds read and cause the application to crash.

2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10170)

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The WriteCaffHeader function in cli/caff.c in Wavpack before 5.1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted WV file.


3) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10171)

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The unreorder_channels function in cli/wvunpack.c in Wavpack before 5.1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted WV file.


4) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10172)

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The read_new_config_info function in open_utils.c in Wavpack before 5.1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted WV file.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.