CVE-2017-9129
The wav_open_read function in frontend/input.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Coder (FAAC) 1.28...
The wav_open_read function in frontend/input.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Coder (FAAC) 1.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (large loop) via a crafted wav file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The wav_open_read function in frontend/input.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Coder (FAAC) 1.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (large loop) via a crafted wav file.
- Record
CVE-2017-9129- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The wav_open_read function in frontend/input.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Coder (FAAC) 1.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (large loop) via a crafted wav file.
- Record
CVE-2017-9129- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-18067 No score
The wav_open_read function in frontend/input.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Coder (FAAC) 1.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (large loop) via a crafted wav file.
- Record
EUVD-2017-18067- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-32wg-gc37-9jjj
The wav_open_read function in frontend/input.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Coder (FAAC) 1.28...
The wav_open_read function in frontend/input.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Coder (FAAC) 1.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (large loop) via a crafted wav file.
- Record
GHSA-32wg-gc37-9jjj- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The wav_open_read function in frontend/input.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Coder (FAAC) 1.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (large loop) via a crafted wav file.
- Record
CVE-2017-9129- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-9129
The wav_open_read function in frontend/input.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Coder (FAAC) 1.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (large loop) via a crafted wav file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9129- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-9129
The wav_open_read function in frontend/input.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Coder (FAAC) 1.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (large loop) via a crafted wav file.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9129- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
faacDebian:12 |
before 1.29+git20170704-1, plus listed versions 1.28+cvs20150510-11.28+cvs20151130-11.28-51.28-61.28-7 |
1.29+git20170704-1 |
faacDebian:13 |
before 1.29+git20170704-1, plus listed versions 1.28+cvs20150510-11.28+cvs20151130-11.28-51.28-61.28-7 |
1.29+git20170704-1 |
faacDebian:14 |
before 1.29+git20170704-1, plus listed versions 1.28+cvs20150510-11.28+cvs20151130-11.28-51.28-61.28-7 |
1.29+git20170704-1 |
faacUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.28+cvs20150510-11.28+cvs20151130-1 |
None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Freeware Advanced Audio Coder (FAAC) 1.28 - Denial of Service | 2017-06-20 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-9129 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Audiocoding Freeware Advanced Audio Coder, published June 21, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.51%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in faac 1.29+git20170704-1.