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CVE-2017-18207

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 1.35%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-03-01 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2017-18207
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
1.35%

Original Filing — NVD Description

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.