CVE-2017-17054

Published: Nov 29, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-369

NVD MITRE

5.5CVSSMEDIUM

EPSS Score

Description

In aubio 0.4.6, a divide-by-zero error exists in the function new_aubio_source_wavread() in source_wavread.c, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAttack Vector

Local

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:RUser Interaction

Required

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-369

Affected Products

n/a n/a

aubio aubio

Library

OSS Libraries / generic-library

aubio PyPI OSS Libraries

aubiooss-projectOSS Libraries

pypipackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://github.com/aubio/aubio/issues/148

github.com

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17054

nvd.nist.gov

https://github.com/aubio/aubio/commit/25ecb7338cebc5b8c79092347839c78349ec33f1

github.com

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Timeline

Published

Nov 29, 2017

Last Updated

May 13, 2026

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