Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting soundtouch package, versions <1.9.2-3


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-SOUNDTOUCH-369379
  • published27 Jul 2017
  • disclosed27 Jul 2017

Introduced: 27 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-9258  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 soundtouch to version 1.9.2-3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream soundtouch package and not the soundtouch package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

The TDStretch::processSamples function in source/SoundTouch/TDStretch.cpp in SoundTouch 1.9.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted wav file.