CVE-2018-14044 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published 13 Jul 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via assertion failure in the SoundTouch library's RateTransposer component.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2018-14044?

CVE-2018-14044 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The RateTransposer::setChannels function in RateTransposer.cpp in libSoundTouch.a in Olli Parviainen SoundTouch 2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit), as demonstrated by SoundStretch.

Weakness: CWE-617

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14044?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Surina Soundtouch.

How do I fix CVE-2018-14044?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2018-14044 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14044 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14044, GHSA-7428-4gff-5vvx, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14044.