CVE-2016-2540

Published: Feb 7, 2018Modified: Nov 21, 2024

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

Audacity before 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted FORMATCHUNK structure.

Affected (1)

Products: Audacityteam: Audacity

Audacityteam

1 product

Audacity

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Audacityteam Audacity	Before 2.1.2

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (6)

http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Release_Notes_2.1.2

Source: cve@mitre.org

Release NotesVendor Advisory

https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-15-116

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00012.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Release_Notes_2.1.2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Release NotesVendor Advisory

https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-15-116

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00012.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

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