CVE-2018-19800 aubio Buffer Overflow vulnerability

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

A buffer overflow in the aubio library allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via crafted audio data.

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

What is CVE-2018-19800?

CVE-2018-19800 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jun 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

aubio v0.4.0 to v0.4.8 has a Buffer Overflow in new_aubio_tempo.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19800?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including aubio. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
aubio PyPIFrom 0.4.00.4.9
aubio PyPIFrom 0.4.00.4.9
aubio PyPIFrom 0.4.00.4.9

Products include Aubio Aubio.

How do I fix CVE-2018-19800?

Upgrade aubio to 0.4.9 or later.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2018-19800 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19800 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as CVE-2019-1010223, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-19800, GHSA-grmf-4fq6-2r79, PYSEC-2019-162, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-19800.

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