CVE-2020-23903
speex: divide by zero in read_samples() via crafted WAV file
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
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 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-369 · Divide By Zero