What is CVE-2019-18796?

CVE-2019-18796 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Un4seen Bass, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2019-18796?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Un4seen Bass

CVE-2019-18796

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.

Published 2020-10-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (59.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Un4seen Bass

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

References

www.un4seen.com/ (Vendor Advisory)
github.com/staufnic/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2019-18796 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-18796?: CVE-2019-18796 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Un4seen Bass, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2019-18796?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.