PT-2017-17836 · Fraunhofer Iis · He-Aac+ Codec

Agostino Sarubbo · Published 2017-04-09 · Updated 2022-12-08 · CVE-2017-7605

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions HE-AAC+ Codec (aka libaacplus) version 2.0.2

Description The issue is related to an assertion failure in the aacplusenc.c file, which could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service, potentially leading to an application crash, or possibly have other unspecified impacts. This can be achieved via a crafted audio file.

Recommendations For HE-AAC+ Codec (aka libaacplus) version 2.0.2, consider avoiding the use of crafted audio files until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restricting access to potentially malicious audio files may help minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Assertion Failure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-617

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-7605

Affected Products

He-Aac+ Codec

References · 5

• 🔥 https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/01/libaacplus-signed-integer-overflow-left-shift-and-assertion-failure · Exploit
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-13 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7605 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7605 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/36800 · Telegram Post