MEDIUM 6.5
CVE-2017-18207
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.
CVSS v3
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.6%
percentile 68.7%
Affected tracked apps
Vulnerable CPE configurations
| Vendor | Product | Platform | Versions | CPE 2.3 URI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| python | python | Windows | ≤3.6.4 | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |