CVE-2016-2540
audacity - security update
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.91%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-2540
To remediate CVE-2016-2540, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/audacity—upgrade to 2.1.2-1 or later
- Debian/audacity—upgrade to 2.0.1-1+deb7u1 or later
Is CVE-2016-2540 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.1.2-1
- from 0, < 2.0.1-1+deb7u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |