The WavFileBase class in WavFile.cpp in Olli Parviainen SoundTouch 2.0 allows remote…
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-787Published · 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
- Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02838 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
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 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-17098
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3j4v-h6mr-q2j9
References
More Surina Soundtouch vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-15868 soundtouch version up to and including 2.0.0 contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-12220 The WavFileBase class in WavFile.cpp in Olli Parviainen SoundTouch 2.0 allows remote… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-10150 The FIRFilter::evaluateFilterMulti function in FIRFilter.cpp in libSoundTouch.a in Olli… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-10149 The RateTransposer::setChannels function in RateTransposer.cpp in libSoundTouch.a in Olli… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-06701 The TDStretch::acceptNewOverlapLength function in source/SoundTouch/TDStretch.cpp in… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2018-12219 The BPMDetect class in BPMDetect.cpp in libSoundTouch.a in Olli Parviainen SoundTouch 2.0… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2018-17098 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-17098 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3j4v-h6mr-q2j9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-17098 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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