CVE-2020-23903
A Divide by Zero vulnerability in the function static int read_samples of Speex v1.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via a crafted WAV file.
02 Description
A Divide by Zero vulnerability in the function static int read_samples of Speex v1.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via a crafted WAV file.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.01% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 63.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2021-11-10 21:26Z4 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-04 15:05Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2020-08-13
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-369Divide By ZeroBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 8121771743cc444da7963cf5668068e7ce95d50e23d5cbd6b82cda432fa31b96
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/xiph/speex/issues/13
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2021-91f16837bfhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R3SEV2ZRR47GSD3M7O5PH4XEJMKJJNG2/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2021-73c086ef46https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LXCRAYNW5ESCE2PIGTUXZNZHNYFLJ6PX/
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 9
- speex Fixed in 1.2.0-11.el9
- speex-devel Fixed in 1.2.0-11.el9
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Arch Linux
- speex Fixed in 1.2.1-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 9
- speex Fixed in 1.2.0-11.el9
- speex-devel Fixed in 1.2.0-11.el9
Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- speex Fixed in 1.2~rc1.2-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- speex Fixed in 1.2~rc1.2-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- speex Fixed in 1.2~rc1.2-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- speex Fixed in 1.2~rc1.2-1ubuntu2.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- speex Fixed in 1.2~rc1.2-1.1ubuntu1.20.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- speex Fixed in 1.2~rc1.2-1.1ubuntu3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- speex Fixed in 1.2~rc1.2-1ubuntu1+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.