CVE-2018-19801 Aubio is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference in new_aubio_filterbank

High 7.5 Published Updated

An attacker can cause a denial of service in the aubio library by providing invalid filter bank parameters that trigger a null pointer dereference.

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

What is CVE-2018-19801?

CVE-2018-19801 is a high-severity 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 NULL pointer dereference in new_aubio_filterbank via invalid n_filters.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19801?

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-2018-19801?

Upgrade aubio to 0.4.9 or later.

Is CVE-2018-19801 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19801 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as CVE-2019-1010222, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-19801, GHSA-7vvr-h4p5-m7fh, PYSEC-2019-163, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-19801.

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