MEDIUM
A NULL pointer dereference (DoS) Vulnerability was found in the function aubio_source_avcodec_readframe in io/source_avcodec.c of aubio 0.4.6, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file
Published Dec 12, 2017
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 4.0
EPSS 0.74%
Description
A NULL pointer dereference (DoS) Vulnerability was found in the function aubio_source_avcodec_readframe in io/source_avcodec.c of aubio 0.4.6, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
6.8 MEDIUM GHSA
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Attack Requirements None
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Passive
Vulnerable System Confidentiality None
Vulnerable System Integrity None
Vulnerable System Availability High
Subsequent System Confidentiality None
Subsequent System Integrity None
Subsequent System Availability None
5.5 MEDIUM GHSA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
5.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.74% 0.00745
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00745
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.74% (0.00745) | 53.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.74% (0.00745) | 53.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 20.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 18.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 15.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00055) | 20.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 10.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- https://github.com/IvanCql/vulnerability/blob/master/An%20NULL%20pointer%20dereference%28DoS%29%20Vulnerability%20was%20found%20in%20function%20%20aubio_source_avcodec_readframe%20of%20aubio.md x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/IvanCql/vulnerability/blob/master/An%20NULL%20pointer%20dereference(DoS)%20Vulnerability%20was%20found%20in%20function%20%20aubio_source_avcodec_readframe%20of%20aubio.md
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-45h5-cqqw-9rjw Advisory
- https://github.com/aubio/aubio/blob/0.4.7/ChangeLog
- https://github.com/aubio/aubio/commit/a81b12a3b4174953b3bc7ef4c37103f4d5636740
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/aubio/PYSEC-2017-76.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17554
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 12, 2017
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Dec 11, 2017
Link CVE-2017-17554
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-45H5-CQQW-9RJW Updated n/a