Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-1804
PulseAudio 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via (1) a PA_PSTREAM_DESCRIPTOR_LENGTH value of FRAME_SIZE_MAX_ALLOW sent on TCP port 9875, which triggers a p->export assertion failure in do_read; (2) a PA_PSTREAM_DESCRIPTOR_LENGTH value of 0 sent on TCP port 9875, which triggers a length assertion failure in pa_memblock_new; or (3) an empty packet on UDP port 9875, which triggers a t assertion failure in pa_sdp_parse; and allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted packet on TCP port 9875 that (4) triggers a maxlength assertion failure in pa_memblockq_new, (5) triggers a size assertion failure in pa_xmalloc, or (6) plays a certain sound file.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-1804
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 17.17%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 96 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-1804
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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7.8
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
10.0
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6.9
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NIST |
References for CVE-2007-1804
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-465-1
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http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/pulsex-adv.txt
Patch
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1214
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_13_sr.html
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:065
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33315
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http://aluigi.org/poc/pulsex.zip
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23240
Products affected by CVE-2007-1804
- cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio:pulseaudio:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*