CVE-2018-17096 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via assertion failure in the SoundTouch library's BPMDetect class.
- 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-2018-17096?
CVE-2018-17096 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Sep 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
The BPMDetect class in BPMDetect.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-2018-17096?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Surina Soundtouch.
How do I fix CVE-2018-17096?
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-2018-17096 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17096 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-17096, GHSA-h6fq-f4xm-h8jq, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17096.