Xiph Speex 1.2 WAV File speexenc.c stack-based overflow

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Xiph Speex 1.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file speexenc.c of the component WAV File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2020-23904. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Xiph Speex 1.2. This affects an unknown code of the file speexenc.c of the component WAV File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 11/11/2021 as 14. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-23904 since 08/13/2020. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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

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• Xiph

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• Speex

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• 1.2

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• Product: https://github.com/xiph/speex/

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