6.5

CVE-2017-17555: aubio NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesPYSEC-2017-77UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17555DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17555
Published 12-12-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-17555 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in aubio. EPSS estimates a 1.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.05%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 4
OPENSUSE-SU-2018:0470-1OPENSUSE-SU-2018:0476-1OPENSUSE-SU-2020:0024-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10754-1

Timeline

  1. 12-12-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The 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 products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted audio file.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.05%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

64%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.05% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.05%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ffmpeg2 products
Aubio1 product
Debian1 product
  • aubio< 0.4.6-1
PyPI1 product
  • aubio< 0.4.7
Ubuntu1 product
  • aubioAll versions (No fix recorded)

5 vendors · 6 products

References

7 links