VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-18207

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.32%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-03-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-369: Divide By Zero

Primary references