Improper input validation in aubio - CVE-2018-14522
Published: August 16, 2018 / Updated: August 20, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14466
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14522
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: aubio
Affected software:
aubio
aubio
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into processing specially crafted data, trigger SEGV signal can occur in aubio_pitch_set_unit in pitch/pitch.c, as demonstrated by aubionotes and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-14522
Install update from vendor's website.