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CVE-2018-17097

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  • Published2018-09-16
  • WeaknessCWE-415

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Description

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

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-09-1621:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Surina soundtouch
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.0= 2.0.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

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

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • dolphin-emuMageia:7all versions · fixed in 5.0.11824-1.mga7.tainted
  • soundtouchUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.9.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • soundtouchUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.9.2-2+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • soundtouchUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.7.1-5ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • soundtouchUbuntu:20.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 2.1.2+ds1-1
  • soundtouchSUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4all versions · fixed in 1.7.1-5.6.1
  • soundtouchSUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4all versions · fixed in 1.7.1-5.11.1
  • soundtouchSUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3all versions · fixed in 1.7.1-5.6.1

43 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2018-17097 Red Hat Product Security3 known affected

    soundtouch: Out-of-bounds heap write in WavOutFile::write()

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

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. No fix available, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2018-17097 · 3 productsFix deferred

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-09-16
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-543f-3ch5-q2rw

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17097?

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

Is CVE-2018-17097 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-17097 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.7% on 2026-11-09, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-17097?

CVE-2018-17097 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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