CVE-2018-14522 Aubio is vulnerable to denial of service via aubio_pitch_set_unit function
A segmentation fault in the aubio library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted input.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-14522?
CVE-2018-14522 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Leap, published on 23 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue was discovered in aubio 0.4.6. A SEGV signal can occur in aubio_pitch_set_unit in pitch/pitch.c, as demonstrated by aubionotes.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14522?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including aubio. It affects 3 products.
| 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, Opensuse Leap, Suse Linux Enterprise.
How do I fix CVE-2018-14522?
Upgrade aubio to 0.4.7 or later.
Is CVE-2018-14522 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14522 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Leap
- CVE-2018-19800 aubio Buffer Overflow vulnerability
- CVE-2018-14521 Aubio is vulnerable to denial of service via aubio_source_avcodec_readframe function
- CVE-2018-14523 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
- CVE-2018-19802 Aubio is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference in new_aubio_notes function
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14522, GHSA-g7g8-mx45-x4c8, PYSEC-2018-62, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14522.