Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-14045 is a denial-of-service issue in SoundTouch 2.0. A crafted audio-processing case can trigger an assertion failure and make the application exit. Business impact depends on whether customer-facing or automated systems process untrusted audio using the affected library.
Executive priority
Prioritize based on where SoundTouch is used. Internet-facing or automated audio-processing services merit prompt inventory and remediation planning; internal-only desktop tooling is usually lower urgency unless availability is critical.
Technical view
The issue is in FIRFilter::evaluateFilterMulti in FIRFilter.cpp within libSoundTouch.a for Olli Parviainen SoundTouch 2.0. The CVE states remote attackers can cause assertion failure and application exit, demonstrated by SoundStretch. No CVSS, CWE, or fixed version is provided in the supplied sources.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to applications, tools, or services that embed SoundTouch 2.0 or libSoundTouch.a and process untrusted audio input. The bundle does not identify downstream affected products or package names.
Exploitation context
A public GitHub PoC reference is listed, and the CVE describes remote denial of service. The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or evidence of active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
The supplied evidence is sparse: no CVSS vector, CWE mapping, patch reference, or downstream product list. Treat the PoC reference as confirmation of demonstrability, not proof of active exploitation.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory applications and services that embed SoundTouch 2.0 or libSoundTouch.a.
- Avoid processing untrusted audio with affected builds until vendor guidance is reviewed.
- Apply an upstream fixed release or vendor patch if one is available.
- Run media-processing components with supervision so crashes restart safely and alerts fire.
- Isolate audio parsing from critical request paths where feasible.
Validation and detection
- Search dependency manifests, SBOMs, and build artifacts for SoundTouch 2.0 and libSoundTouch.a.
- Identify services that process user-supplied or remotely fetched audio files.
- Review crash logs for assertion failures or exits in FIRFilter/SoundTouch code paths.
- Confirm whether deployed builds include a vendor-fixed SoundTouch version.
- Check monitoring for repeated media-processing crashes from untrusted inputs.
Public sources used
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/blob/master/soundtouch/readme.mdCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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