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CVE-2018-17098· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

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

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.

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Sep 16, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
2.8% · 86th percentile
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Action score

36

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 2.8%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
surinasoundtouch

Affected versions

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

  • surina soundtouch2.0.0

Package-level exposure

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

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12soundtouchbefore 2.1.2+ds1-12.1.2+ds1-1
openSUSE:Leap 15.0soundtouchbefore 1.8.0-lp150.2.9.11.8.0-lp150.2.9.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedsoundtouchbefore 2.2-1.62.2-1.6
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3soundtouchbefore 1.7.1-5.11.11.7.1-5.11.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3soundtouchbefore 1.7.1-5.6.11.7.1-5.6.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15soundtouchbefore 1.8.0-3.11.11.8.0-3.11.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15soundtouchbefore 1.8.0-3.6.11.8.0-3.6.1

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2018-17097The WavFileBase class in WavFile.cpp in Olli Parviainen SoundTouch 2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (double free) or
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2018-1000223soundtouch version up to and including 2.0.0 contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in SoundStretch/WavFile.cpp:WavInFile::readHeaderBlock
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2018-14045The FIRFilter::evaluateFilterMulti function in FIRFilter.cpp in libSoundTouch.a in Olli Parviainen SoundTouch 2.0 allows remote attackers to
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2018-14044The RateTransposer::setChannels function in RateTransposer.cpp in libSoundTouch.a in Olli Parviainen SoundTouch 2.0 allows remote attackers
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2018-17096The BPMDetect class in BPMDetect.cpp in libSoundTouch.a in Olli Parviainen SoundTouch 2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of servi
    27Monitor
  • CVE-2017-9259The TDStretch::acceptNewOverlapLength function in source/SoundTouch/TDStretch.cpp in SoundTouch 1.9.2 allows remote attackers to cause a den
    24Monitor

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:soundtouch2.1.2+ds1-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:soundtouch1.8.0-lp150.2.9.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.0Package registry (OSV)
suse:soundtouch1.7.1-5.6.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3Package 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

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

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