A stack buffer overflow in speexenc.c of Speex v1.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via a crafted WAV file. NOTE: the vendor states "I cannot reproduce it" and it "is a demo program.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - speex: stack-based buffer overflow in speexenc.c via a crafted WAV file (CVE-2020-23904)

  - 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. (CVE-2020-23903)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

Detections

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CVE-2020-23904

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