Out-of-bounds Write Affecting soundtouch package, versions <2.1.2+ds1-1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.97% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2210-SOUNDTOUCH-3080829
  • published25 Sept 2018
  • disclosed16 Sept 2018

Introduced: 16 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-17098  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:22.10 soundtouch to version 2.1.2+ds1-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream soundtouch package and not the soundtouch package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

The WavFileBase class in WavFile.cpp in Olli Parviainen SoundTouch 2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption from size inconsistency) or possibly have unspecified other impact, as demonstrated by SoundStretch.