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CVE-2016-2540

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

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.9%
percentile 80%
Public exploits
0
none known

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

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.88% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • wiki.audacityteam.org /wiki/Release_Notes_2.1.2 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • fortiguard.com /zeroday/FG-VD-15-116 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00012.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred

Sources

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