Divide By Zero Affecting libextractor package, versions <1:1.6-1
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- published15 Sept 2026
- disclosed11 Oct 2017
Introduced: 11 Oct 2017
CVE-2017-15266 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest libextractor to version 1:1.6-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libextractor package and not the libextractor package as distributed by Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
In GNU Libextractor 1.4, there is a Divide-By-Zero in EXTRACTOR_wav_extract_method in wav_extractor.c via a zero sample rate.
References
- https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2017-15266
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-10/msg00002.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/11/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101271
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1499599
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00000.html