Buffer overread in aubio - CVE-2018-14523
Published: August 20, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14467
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14523
CWE-ID: CWE-126
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 obtain potentially sensitive information or 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 buffer over-read in new_aubio_pitchyinfft in pitch/pitchyinfft.c, as demonstrated by aubionotesa and obtain potentially sensitive information or cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-14523
Install update from vendor's website.