Denial of Service Vulnerability in Python Wave_read._read_fmt_chunk Function

CVE-2017-18207 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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.

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