Kodi up to 19.5 MP3 File denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Kodi up to 19.5. This impacts an unknown function of the component MP3 File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-30207. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Kodi up to 19.5. This affects an unknown code of the component MP3 File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

A divide by zero issue discovered in Kodi Home Theater Software 19.5 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service via use of crafted mp3 file.

The weakness was published 07/06/2023 as 22378. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-30207 since 04/07/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 280114 (Debian dla-4423 : kodi - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying the patch dbc00c500f4c4830049cc040a61c439c580eea73 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (280114). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 280114
Nessus Name: Debian dla-4423 : kodi - security update

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: dbc00c500f4c4830049cc040a61c439c580eea73

Timelineinfo

04/07/2023 🔍
07/06/2023 +90 days 🔍
07/06/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/29/2025 +907 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 22378
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-30207 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-30207
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-233055

Entryinfo

Created: 07/06/2023 07:16
Updated: 12/29/2025 07:31
Changes: 07/06/2023 07:16 (41), 07/23/2023 17:21 (11), 12/29/2025 07:31 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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