soundtouch: Out-of-bounds heap write in WavOutFile::write()
Published Sep 16, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.84%
Description
The WavFileBase class in WavFile.cpp in Olli Parviainen SoundTouch 2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (double free) or possibly have unspecified other impact, as demonstrated by SoundStretch.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.0.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
soundtouch
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
soundtouch
Fix deferred
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | soundtouch | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | soundtouch | Fix deferred | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of soundtouch as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 as they did not include the vulnerable code.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
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- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.84% (0.02838) | 86.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.84% (0.02838) | 84.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.27% (0.01266) | 77.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.04% (0.03041) | 77.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.85% (0.00855) | 82.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 1, 2024 | 0.85% (0.00855) | 82.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 5, 2024 | 0.83% (0.00835) | 81.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 7, 2024 | 0.79% (0.00786) | 79.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 10, 2023 | 0.72% (0.00721) | 78.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.64% (0.00641) | 76.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 17, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00655) | 76.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00520) | 73.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 26.54th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 25.91th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 61.78th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17097 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1631054 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/soundtouch/2018_09_03 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/soundtouch/soundtouch/issues/14 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17097
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17097
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17097 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1631054 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/soundtouch/2018_09_03 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://gitlab.com/soundtouch/soundtouch/issues/14 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17097 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17097 |
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