NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting audiofile package, versions <0.3.6-5


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.11% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-AUDIOFILE-531907
  • published11 Jul 2018
  • disclosed8 Jul 2018

Introduced: 8 Jul 2018

CVE-2018-13440  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 audiofile to version 0.3.6-5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream audiofile package and not the audiofile package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

The audiofile Audio File Library 0.3.6 has a NULL pointer dereference bug in ModuleState::setup in modules/ModuleState.cpp, which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted caf file, as demonstrated by sfconvert.