A NULL pointer dereference (DoS) Vulnerability was found in the function…
Priority LOW 26CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00813 57th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix Fixed aubio (PyPI): 0.4.7
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | aubio (PyPI) | before 0.4.7 | 0.4.7 | Patch available | GHSA-45h5-cqqw-9rjw |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- aubio (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.4.7 Fixed in 0.4.7 Patch available GHSA-45h5-cqqw-9rjw
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-45h5-cqqw-9rjw aubio (PyPI) Fixed in 0.4.7 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-17554
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-45h5-cqqw-9rjw
References
Other 6
- 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
- https://github.com/aubio/aubio/commit/a81b12a3b4174953b3bc7ef4c37103f4d5636740
- https://github.com/IvanCql/vulnerability/blob/master/An%20NULL%20pointer%20dereference(DoS)%20Vulnerability%20was%20found%20in%20function%20%20aubio_source_avcodec_readframe%20of%20aubio.md
- https://github.com/aubio/aubio
- https://github.com/aubio/aubio/blob/0.4.7/ChangeLog
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/aubio/PYSEC-2017-76.yaml
More Aubio vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-14023 aubio v0.4.0 to v0.4.8 has a Buffer Overflow in new_aubio_tempo. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-10416 An issue was discovered in aubio 0.4.6. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-10415 An issue was discovered in aubio 0.4.6. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-10414 An issue was discovered in aubio 0.4.6. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-14025 aubio v0.4.0 to v0.4.8 has a new_aubio_onset NULL pointer dereference. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-14024 aubio v0.4.0 to v0.4.8 has a NULL pointer dereference in new_aubio_filterbank via invalid n_filters. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-17554 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-17554 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-45h5-cqqw-9rjw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-17554 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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