AZL-6824

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    AZL-6824

    Published: 1 Mar 2018Last Modified: 21 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-18207

    Summary: CVE-2017-18207 affecting package python2 for versions less than 2.7.18-8

    Details: 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.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18207

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python2

    Purl: pkg:rpm/azure-linux/python2

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.7.18-8

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Integrity
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