An issue was discovered in aubio 0.4.6.
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in aubio 0.4.6. A SEGV signal can occur in aubio_source_avcodec_readframe in io/source_avcodec.c, as demonstrated by aubiomfcc.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01498 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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-rcv6-7hmv-fj7h |
- — 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-rcv6-7hmv-fj7h
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-rcv6-7hmv-fj7h aubio (PyPI) Fixed in 0.4.7 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-14521
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rcv6-7hmv-fj7h
References
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-2018-14025 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
- TI-2017-12827 The swri_audio_convert function in audioconvert.c in FFmpeg libswresample through… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2018-14521 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-14521 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rcv6-7hmv-fj7h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-14521 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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