| Name | CVE-2020-18781 |
| Description | Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in FilePOSIX::read in File.cpp in audiofile 0.3.6 may cause denial-of-service via a crafted wav file, this bug can be triggered by the executable sfconvert. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| audiofile (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 0.3.6-2+deb8u2 | vulnerable |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 0.3.6-4+deb9u2 | fixed |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 0.3.6-5+deb10u1 | fixed |
| bullseye, bookworm | 0.3.6-5 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 0.3.6-7 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| audiofile | source | jessie | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| audiofile | source | (unstable) | 0.3.6-4 | | | |
Notes
https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/56
https://github.com/antlarr/audiofile/commit/c48e4c6503f7dabd41f11d4c9c7b7f8960e7f2c0