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high 8.8

CVE-2018-17098 json

The WavFileBase class in WavFile.cpp in Olli Parviainen SoundTouch 2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruptio…

published 2018-09-16 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-8878

cvss
8.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.8%
EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • soundtouch Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.1.2+ds1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-17098

  • soundtouch Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 2.1.2+ds1-1
  • soundtouch Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 1.7.1-5ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • soundtouch Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 1.9.2-2+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • soundtouch Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 1.9.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17098

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • soundtouch SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 1.8.0-3.11.1
  • soundtouch SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP4 +7 more 1.7.1-5.11.1
  • soundtouch SLES 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP3, SLED 12 SP4 +7 more 1.7.1-5.6.1
  • soundtouch SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 1.8.0-3.6.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2019:0112-1SUSE-SU-2019:0096-1SUSE-SU-2018:3606-2SUSE-SU-2018:3610-1SUSE-SU-2018:3606-1

  • soundtouch openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.2-1.6
  • soundtouch openSUSE Leap 15.0 1.8.0-lp150.2.9.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11393-1openSUSE-SU-2019:0086-1

  • soundtouch Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +14 more 2.1.2-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2018-17098

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2018-17098 updated cvss 3.3

soundtouch: Heap corruption in WavFileBase class in WavFile.cpp

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 soundtouch
    affected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 soundtouch
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

2.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • gitlab.com https://gitlab.com/soundtouch/soundtouch/issues/14 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/blob/master/soundtouch/2018_09_03 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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