NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting aubio package, versions <0.4.6-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.82% (56th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-AUBIO-280832
  • published12 Dec 2017
  • disclosed12 Dec 2017

Introduced: 12 Dec 2017

CVE-2017-17554  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable aubio to version 0.4.6-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream aubio package and not the aubio package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

A NULL pointer dereference (DoS) Vulnerability was found in the function aubio_source_avcodec_readframe in io/source_avcodec.c of aubio 0.4.6, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file.