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HIGH

CVE-2018-1000223

CVSS v3

8.8

HIGH

EPSS Score

2.4 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2018-1000223 Red Hat Product Security5 known affected

    soundtouch: Heap-based buffer overflow in SoundStretch/WavFile.cpp:WavInFile::readHeaderBlock() potentially leading to code execution

    soundtouch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · soundtouch-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · soundtouch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Full record on NVD

Description

soundtouch version up to and including 2.0.0 contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in SoundStretch/WavFile.cpp:WavInFile::readHeaderBlock() that can result in arbitrary code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via victim must open maliocius file in soundstretch utility.

Technical details

Published
2018-08-20

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1000223?

soundtouch version up to and including 2.0.0 contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in SoundStretch/WavFile.cpp:WavInFile::readHeaderBlock() that can result in arbitrary code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via victim must open maliocius file in soundstretch utility.

Is CVE-2018-1000223 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-1000223 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.4% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-1000223?

CVE-2018-1000223 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity).

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