SUSE update for speex

1) Division by zero

EUVDB-ID: #VU69350

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-23903

CWE-ID: CWE-369 - Divide By Zero

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a division by zero error when handling .wav files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted .wav file and crash the application.

Mitigation

Update the affected package speex to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages: 15-SP2 - 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem: 15-SP2 - 15-SP3

speex-devel: before 1.2-3.3.1

speex-debuginfo: before 1.2-3.3.1

libspeex1-debuginfo: before 1.2-3.3.1

libspeex1: before 1.2-3.3.1

speex-debugsource: before 1.2-3.3.1

libspeex1-32bit-debuginfo: before 1.2-3.3.1

libspeex1-32bit: before 1.2-3.3.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_packagehub_subpackages:15-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_packagehub_subpackages:15-SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_basesystem:15-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_basesystem:15-SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20213860-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.