UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17555

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17555

    Published: 12 Dec 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-17555

    Summary:

    Details: The swri_audio_convert function in audioconvert.c in FFmpeg libswresample through 3.0.101, as used in FFmpeg 3.4.1, aubio 0.4.6, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted audio file.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17555, https://github.com/IvanCql/vulnerability/blob/master/An%20NULL%20pointer%20dereference(DoS)%20Vulnerability%20was%20found%20in%20function%20swri_audio_convert%20of%20ffmpeg%20libswresample.md, https://github.com/aubio/aubio/issues/137, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17555

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: aubio

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.4.1-2build4

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High