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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.0436
WavPack vulnerabilities
14 February 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: wavpak
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Windows
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-6767 CVE-2016-10169
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3568-1
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Ubuntu. It is recommended that administrators
running wavpak check for an updated version of the software for
their operating system.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3568-1
12th February, 2018
wavpack vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Ubuntu 17.10
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
WavPack could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software description
wavpack - audio codec (lossy and lossless) - encoder and decoder
Details
Hanno Böck discovered that WavPack incorrectly handled certain
WV files. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial
of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu
16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-10169)
Joonun Jang discovered that WavPack incorrectly handled certain
RF64 files. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial
of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 17.10. (CVE-2018-6767)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
Ubuntu 17.10:
libwavpack1 5.1.0-2ubuntu0.1
wavpack 5.1.0-2ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libwavpack1 4.75.2-2ubuntu0.1
wavpack 4.75.2-2ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libwavpack1 4.70.0-1ubuntu0.1
wavpack 4.70.0-1ubuntu0.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
CVE-2016-10169, CVE-2018-6767
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