Vigil@nce - WavPack: infinite loop via WavpackPackInit
February 2019 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/offer/Computer-vulnerability-database-and-alert
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
– Impacted products: Ubuntu.
– Severity: 2/4.
– Consequences: denial of service on service, denial of service on
client.
– Provenance: document.
– Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
– Creation date: 06/12/2018.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can generate an infinite loop via WavpackPackInit() of
WavPack, in order to trigger a denial of service.
ACCESS TO THE FULL VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/WavPack-infinite-loop-via-WavpackPackInit-27974