CVE-2017-18207
N/A
Published: March 1, 2018 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:12 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPython
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
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.
Remediation
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Patch and advisory references
References (2)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.htmlx_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.python.org/issue32056Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-369
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