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CVE-2017-17554

Published: Dec 12, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-476
NVD MITRE
5.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 50.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:NI:NA:H
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-476

Affected Products

aubioaubio
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
n/an/a
aubioPyPIOSS Libraries
aubiooss-projectOSS Libraries
pypipackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Impact
Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/IvanCql/vulnerability/blob/master/An%20NULL%20pointer%20dereference%28DoS%29%20Vulnerability%20was%20found%20in%20function%20%20aubio_source_avcodec_readframe%20of%20aubio.md
github.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17554
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/aubio/aubio/commit/a81b12a3b4174953b3bc7ef4c37103f4d5636740
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Dec 12, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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