CVE-2017-17054

Aubio Divide-By-Zero DoS vulnerability in new_aubio_source_wavread function

5.5 MediumFix available

In aubio 0.4.6, a divide-by-zero error exists in the function new_aubio_source_wavread() in source_wavread.c, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.84%Up 0.4 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

In aubio 0.4.6, a divide-by-zero error exists in the function new_aubio_source_wavread() in source_wavread.c, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file.

Record: CVE-2017-17054
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-369
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

In aubio 0.4.6, a divide-by-zero error exists in the function new_aubio_source_wavread() in source_wavread.c, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file.

Record: CVE-2017-17054
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-0013 No score

In aubio 0.4.6, a divide-by-zero error exists in the function new_aubio_source_wavread() in source_wavread.c, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file.

Record: EUVD-2017-0013
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vcwx-8mqh-2557 7.1

Aubio Divide-By-Zero DoS vulnerability in new_aubio_source_wavread function

In aubio 0.4.6, a divide-by-zero error exists in the function new_aubio_source_wavread() in source_wavread.c, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file.

Record: GHSA-vcwx-8mqh-2557
CVSS 4.0: 7.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-369
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.5

In aubio 0.4.6, a divide-by-zero error exists in the function new_aubio_source_wavread() in source_wavread.c, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file.

Record: CVE-2017-17054
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-17054 5.5

In aubio 0.4.6, a divide-by-zero error exists in the function new_aubio_source_wavread() in source_wavread.c, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17054
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

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OSVGHSA-vcwx-8mqh-2557 7.1

Aubio Divide-By-Zero DoS vulnerability in new_aubio_source_wavread function

In aubio 0.4.6, a divide-by-zero error exists in the function new_aubio_source_wavread() in source_wavread.c, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file.

Record: GHSA-vcwx-8mqh-2557
CVSS 4.0: 7.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-369
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-17054 5.5

In aubio 0.4.6, a divide-by-zero error exists in the function new_aubio_source_wavread() in source_wavread.c, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17054
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2018-0194 No score

Updated aubio packages fix security vulnerability

Specially crafted wav files could have been used to cause an application crash (CVE-2017-17054).

Record: MGASA-2018-0194
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10638-1 No score

aubio-tools-0.4.9-5.3 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the aubio-tools-0.4.9-5.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10638-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVPYSEC-2017-75 No score

In aubio 0.4.6, a divide-by-zero error exists in the function new_aubio_source_wavread() in source_wavread.c, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file.

Record: PYSEC-2017-75
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

aubio

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`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	before 0.4.2-2.1.mga6	0.4.2-2.1.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

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2017-17054 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Aubio, published November 29, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.84%, the 57th percentile. Fixed in aubio 0.4.7.

References

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