CVE-2018-14044

The RateTransposer::setChannels function in RateTransposer.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.

Published: 2018-07-13 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-14044 is rated Moderate Risk (61.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.60%). EPSS rose +1.90% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-14044

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.70% 2.60% +1.90%
2 2025-11-21 0.48% 0.70% +0.23%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.48% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-14044

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-14044

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-14044

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2018-14044 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (soundtouch), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-14044
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14044
suse low CVE-2018-14044 severity low: SUSE including 4 source package names (libSoundTouch0, libSoundTouch0-32bit, soundtouch, soundtouch-devel), 15 product×package rows across 7 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS, … (7 product lines)): Known Not Affected 15. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14044/
ubuntu medium CVE-2018-14044 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (soundtouch), 16 status rows across 16 suites (bionic, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 12, needed 2, needs-triage 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14044

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-14044

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
surina soundtouch 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:surina:soundtouch:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-14044

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