Double-free error in SoundTouch - CVE-2018-17097

 

Double-free error in SoundTouch - CVE-2018-17097

Published: November 19, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU15947
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17097
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Bose Corporation
Affected software:
SoundTouch

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to double-free error in WavFileBase class in WavFile.cpp in Olli Parviainen SoundTouch. A remote attacker can send specially crafted input and cause the application exit, as demonstrated by SoundStretch.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-17097

Update to version 2.1.

Sources