# CVE-2017-17054: Aubio Divide-By-Zero DoS vulnerability in new_aubio_source_wavread function

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-17054-aubio-divide-by-zero-dos-vulnerability-in-new-aubio-source  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2017-11-29  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2017-17054 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2017-11-29

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.

Technologies: [aubio (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/aubio). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2017-17054 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2017-17054 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2017-17054?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 29 November 2017.

**Which products and versions are affected?** aubio (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.4.7.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2017-17054?** Yes. aubio (PyPI): upgrade to 0.4.7 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2017-17054?** Check whether you run aubio (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- aubio (PyPI): upgrade to 0.4.7 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "aubio>=0.4.7"
  ```


## Affected products

- aubio (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.4.7

## Identifiers

- CVE-2017-17054
- GHSA-vcwx-8mqh-2557
- PYSEC-2017-75

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