CVE-2017-17554 Aubio is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference
A NULL pointer dereference in the aubio library allows attackers to cause a denial of service by providing a crafted audio file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-17554?
CVE-2017-17554 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Dec 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A NULL pointer dereference (DoS) Vulnerability was found in the function aubio_source_avcodec_readframe in io/source_avcodec.c of aubio 0.4.6, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17554?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including aubio. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
aubio PyPI | All versions | 0.4.7 |
aubio PyPI | All versions | 0.4.7 |
aubio PyPI | All versions | 0.4.7 |
Products include Aubio Aubio.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17554?
Upgrade aubio to 0.4.7 or later.
Is CVE-2017-17554 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17554 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2018-19800 aubio Buffer Overflow vulnerability
- CVE-2018-14521 Aubio is vulnerable to denial of service via aubio_source_avcodec_readframe function
- CVE-2018-14522 Aubio is vulnerable to denial of service via aubio_pitch_set_unit function
- CVE-2018-14523 Aubio is vulnerable to out of bound read when samplerate > 50kHz
- CVE-2018-19801 Aubio is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference in new_aubio_filterbank
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17554, GHSA-45h5-cqqw-9rjw, PYSEC-2017-76, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17554.