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CVE-2018-14522· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

An issue was discovered in aubio 0.4.6.

An issue was discovered in aubio 0.4.6. A SEGV signal can occur in aubio_pitch_set_unit in pitch/pitch.c, as demonstrated by aubionotes.

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jul 23, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
2.0% · 80th percentile
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Action score

36

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 2.0%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
aubioaubio
opensuseleap
suselinux enterprise

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • aubio aubio0.4.6
  • opensuse leap15.0
  • opensuse leap42.3
  • suse linux enterprise15.0

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12aubiobefore 0.4.6-10.4.6-1
PyPIaubiobefore 0.4.70.4.7
SUSE:Package Hub 15aubiobefore 0.4.6-bp150.3.9.10.4.6-bp150.3.9.1
SUSE:Package Hub 15aubiobefore 0.4.6-bp150.3.3.10.4.6-bp150.3.3.1
SUSE:Package Hub 15aubiobefore 0.4.1-bp150.3.6.10.4.1-bp150.3.6.1
SUSE:Package Hub 15python-aubiobefore 0.4.6-bp150.3.3.10.4.6-bp150.3.3.1
SUSE:Package Hub 15python-aubiobefore 0.4.6-bp150.3.9.10.4.6-bp150.3.9.1

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2018-19800aubio v0.4.0 to v0.4.8 has a Buffer Overflow in new_aubio_tempo.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2018-14523An issue was discovered in aubio 0.4.6.
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2018-14521An issue was discovered in aubio 0.4.6.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2018-19802aubio v0.4.0 to v0.4.8 has a new_aubio_onset NULL pointer dereference.
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2018-19801aubio v0.4.0 to v0.4.8 has a NULL pointer dereference in new_aubio_filterbank via invalid n_filters.
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2017-17555The swri_audio_convert function in audioconvert.c in FFmpeg libswresample through 3.0.101, as used in FFmpeg 3.4.1, aubio 0.4.6, and other p
    26Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:aubio0.4.6-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
PyPI:aubio0.4.7Package registry (OSV)
suse:aubio0.4.6-bp150.3.3.1 · SUSE:Package Hub 15Package registry (OSV)
suse:python-aubio0.4.6-bp150.3.3.1 · SUSE:Package Hub 15Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

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