CVE-2016-2540

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Published Feb 7, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

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 Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:audacityteam:audacity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-1277-1	audacity security update
EUVD	EUVD-2016-3616	Audacity before 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted FORMATCHUNK structure.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.885% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Release_Notes_2.1.2
https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-15-116
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00012.html

History

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Subscriptions

Audacityteam Audacity

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:32 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 7, 2018, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:32 PM
Reserved: Feb 23, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:44 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 7, 2018, 5:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:44 AM

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