Xiph.Org vorbis-tools 1.4.0 WAV File oggenc/audio.c wav_open memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Xiph.Org vorbis-tools 1.4.0. It has been declared as problematic. This affects the function wav_open of the file oggenc/audio.c of the component WAV File Handler. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-11331. An attack has to be approached locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Xiph.Org vorbis-tools 1.4.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function wav_open of the file oggenc/audio.c of the component WAV File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The wav_open function in oggenc/audio.c in Xiph.Org vorbis-tools 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation error) via a crafted wav file.

The bug was discovered 07/30/2017. The weakness was shared 07/31/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-11331 since 07/14/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 220402 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-11331), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (42397) and Tenable (220402). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 220402
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-11331

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07/14/2017 🔍
07/30/2017 +16 days 🔍
07/31/2017 +1 days 🔍
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08/01/2017 +1 days 🔍
03/05/2025 +2772 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-11331 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-11331
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104684
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/01/2017 08:50
Updated: 03/05/2025 00:38
Changes: 08/01/2017 08:50 (59), 11/02/2019 16:09 (4), 12/23/2024 15:48 (19), 03/05/2025 00:38 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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