Null pointer dereference in aubio - CVE-2017-17554
Published: June 19, 2018 / Updated: June 19, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13392
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17554
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference in the function aubio_source_avcodec_readframe in io/source_avcodec.c. when processing malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into playing a specially crafted audio file.
Affected software
aubio
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How to mitigate CVE-2017-17554
Install update from vendor's website.