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CVE-2020-23903

speex: divide by zero in read_samples() via crafted WAV file

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · July 13, 2020

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

A divide-by-zero flaw was found in speex within the read_samples() at src/speexenc.c function. This flaw allows a malicious user to provide a crafted wav file and crash the speexenc utility, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-369 · Divide By Zero