VDB
CVE-2017-18207
CVE-2017-18207
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
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.
EPSS 1.32% · 69.8th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
1.32%
69.8th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | python2.7 | 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm4, 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm1, 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.16 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | python3.5 | *, 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.4~14.04.1+esm7, 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.4~14.04.1+esm6 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | python3.6 | *, 3.6.3-1ubuntu1, 3.6.4~rc1-2 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | python3.7 | 3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm8, *, * |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | python2.7 | 2.7.18-13ubuntu1, 2.7.18-13, 2.7.18-8build1 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | python3.4 | *, *, * |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | python2.7 | *, *, * |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | python3.5 | *, 0, 3.5.0-3ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | python2.7 | 2.7.5-8ubuntu3, 2.7.6-2, * |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | python2.7 | 2.7.17~rc1-1, 2.7.17-1, 2.7.17-1ubuntu5 |
Timeline
- Mar 1, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 29, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 7, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 11, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 13, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-18207 third-party-advisory
- https://bugs.python.org/issue32056 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18207 third-party-advisory