The BASS Audio Library 2.4.14 under Windows is prone to a BASS_StreamCreateFile Denial of Service vulnerability (infinite loop) via a craft…

published 2020-10-16 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-8501

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.9%; EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 60%
public exploits: 0; none known

The BASS Audio Library 2.4.14 under Windows is prone to a BASS_StreamCreateFile Denial of Service vulnerability (infinite loop) via a crafted .mp3 file. This weakness could allow attackers to consume excessive CPU and the application becomes unresponsive.

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Exploit prediction

0.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.1	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition

References

un4seen.com /
vendor-advisory
github.com /staufnic/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2019-18796
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-18796
NVD CVE-2019-18796

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