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CVE-2018-14523

Aubio is vulnerable to out of bound read when samplerate > 50kHz

8.8 HighFix available

An issue was discovered in aubio 0.4.6. A buffer over-read can occur in new_aubio_pitchyinfft in pitch/pitchyinfft.c, as demonstrated by aubionotes.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.98%Up 1.1 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

An issue was discovered in aubio 0.4.6. A buffer over-read can occur in new_aubio_pitchyinfft in pitch/pitchyinfft.c, as demonstrated by aubionotes.

Record
CVE-2018-14523
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in aubio 0.4.6. A buffer over-read can occur in new_aubio_pitchyinfft in pitch/pitchyinfft.c, as demonstrated by aubionotes.

Record
CVE-2018-14523
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0025 No score

An issue was discovered in aubio 0.4.6. A buffer over-read can occur in new_aubio_pitchyinfft in pitch/pitchyinfft.c, as demonstrated by aubionotes.

Record
EUVD-2018-0025
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3x58-8qmv-wqw5 8.7

Aubio is vulnerable to out of bound read when samplerate > 50kHz

An issue was discovered in aubio 0.4.6. A buffer over-read can occur in new_aubio_pitchyinfft in pitch/pitchyinfft.c when the samplerate of the input file is larger than 50kHz.

Record
GHSA-3x58-8qmv-wqw5
CVSS 4.0
8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.8

An issue was discovered in aubio 0.4.6. A buffer over-read can occur in new_aubio_pitchyinfft in pitch/pitchyinfft.c, as demonstrated by aubionotes.

Record
CVE-2018-14523
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-14523 8.8

An issue was discovered in aubio 0.4.6. A buffer over-read can occur in new_aubio_pitchyinfft in pitch/pitchyinfft.c, as demonstrated by aubionotes.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14523
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVGHSA-3x58-8qmv-wqw5 8.7

Aubio is vulnerable to out of bound read when samplerate > 50kHz

An issue was discovered in aubio 0.4.6. A buffer over-read can occur in new_aubio_pitchyinfft in pitch/pitchyinfft.c when the samplerate of the input file is larger than 50kHz.

Record
GHSA-3x58-8qmv-wqw5
CVSS 4.0
8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-14523 8.8

An issue was discovered in aubio 0.4.6. A buffer over-read can occur in new_aubio_pitchyinfft in pitch/pitchyinfft.c, as demonstrated by aubionotes.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14523
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2019-0016 No score

Updated aubio packages fix security vulnerabilities

NULL pointer dereference in the function aubio_source_avcodec_readframe which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file (CVE-2017-17554).

A crash in aubio_pitch_set_unit (CVE-2018-14522).

A buffer overrread resulting in crash or information leakage in new_aubio_pitchyinfft (CVE-2018-14523).

Record
MGASA-2019-0016
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2018:2810-1 No score

Security update for aubio

This update for aubio fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2018-14522: Fixed a crash in aubio_pitch_set_unit (bsc#1102359)
  • CVE-2018-14523: Fixed a buffer overrread resulting in crash or information leakage in new_aubio_pitchyinfft (bsc#1102364)

This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.0:Update update project.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2018:2810-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:1049-1 No score

Security update for aubio

This update for aubio fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2018-14522: Fixed a crash in aubio_pitch_set_unit (bsc#1102359)
  • CVE-2018-14523: Fixed a buffer overrread resulting in crash or information leakage in new_aubio_pitchyinfft (bsc#1102364)

This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.0:Update update project.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:1049-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:1229-1 No score

Security update for aubio

This update for aubio fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2018-14522: Fixed a crash in aubio_pitch_set_unit (bsc#1102359)
  • CVE-2018-14523: Fixed a buffer overrread resulting in crash or information leakage in new_aubio_pitchyinfft (bsc#1102364)

This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.0:Update update project.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:1229-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2018-63 No score

An issue was discovered in aubio 0.4.6. A buffer over-read can occur in new_aubio_pitchyinfft in pitch/pitchyinfft.c, as demonstrated by aubionotes.

Record
PYSEC-2018-63
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
aubio
PyPI
 before 0.4.7
0.4.7
aubio
Debian:12
 before 0.4.6-1
0.4.6-1
aubio
Debian:13
 before 0.4.6-1
0.4.6-1
aubio
Debian:14
 before 0.4.6-1
0.4.6-1
aubio
PyPI
 before 0.4.7, plus listed versions
0.4.30.4.3.post10.4.3a10.4.3a20.4.40.4.50.4.6
0.4.7
aubio
Mageia:6
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0.4.2-2.2.mga6
0.4.2-2.2.mga6
aubio
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.4.1-2build4
 None known
aubio
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.4.5-1build1
 None known
aubio
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.4.9-20.4.9-2build10.4.9-40.4.9-4build1
 None known
aubio
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.4.9-4.10.4.9-4.1build10.4.9-4.1build2
 None known
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
aubio
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.4.9-4.3build20.4.9-4.3build30.4.9-4.40.4.9-4.4build1
 None known
aubio
Ubuntu:25.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.4.9-4.7build1
 None known
aubio
Ubuntu:26.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.4.9-5build20.4.9-6
 None known
aubio
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.4.9-4.7build10.4.9-4.7build20.4.9-50.4.9-5build10.4.9-5build2
 None known
aubio
SUSE:Package Hub 15
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0.4.6-bp150.3.3.1
0.4.6-bp150.3.3.1
python-aubio
SUSE:Package Hub 15
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0.4.6-bp150.3.3.1
0.4.6-bp150.3.3.1
aubio
SUSE:Package Hub 15
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0.4.1-bp150.3.6.1
0.4.1-bp150.3.6.1
aubio
SUSE:Package Hub 15
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0.4.6-bp150.3.9.1
0.4.6-bp150.3.9.1
python-aubio
SUSE:Package Hub 15
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0.4.6-bp150.3.9.1
0.4.6-bp150.3.9.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
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aliasesEUVD
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-14523 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Aubio, published July 23, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.98%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in aubio 0.4.7.

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