CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-17096

Reachable Assertion

Published: Sep 16, 2018 | Modified: Oct 03, 2019
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
6.5 LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

The BPMDetect class in BPMDetect.cpp in libSoundTouch.a in Olli Parviainen SoundTouch 2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit), as demonstrated by SoundStretch.

Weakness

The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Soundtouch Surina 2.0.0 (including) 2.0.0 (including)
Soundtouch Ubuntu bionic *
Soundtouch Ubuntu cosmic *
Soundtouch Ubuntu devel *
Soundtouch Ubuntu disco *
Soundtouch Ubuntu eoan *
Soundtouch Ubuntu esm-apps/bionic *
Soundtouch Ubuntu esm-apps/xenial *
Soundtouch Ubuntu focal *
Soundtouch Ubuntu groovy *
Soundtouch Ubuntu hirsute *
Soundtouch Ubuntu impish *
Soundtouch Ubuntu jammy *
Soundtouch Ubuntu kinetic *
Soundtouch Ubuntu lunar *
Soundtouch Ubuntu trusty *
Soundtouch Ubuntu trusty/esm *
Soundtouch Ubuntu xenial *

Extended Description

While assertion is good for catching logic errors and reducing the chances of reaching more serious vulnerability conditions, it can still lead to a denial of service. For example, if a server handles multiple simultaneous connections, and an assert() occurs in one single connection that causes all other connections to be dropped, this is a reachable assertion that leads to a denial of service.

Potential Mitigations

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