MEDIUM
Audacity before 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted FORMATCHUNK structure
Published Feb 7, 2018
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.88%
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
No data.
- < 2.1.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
5.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.88% 0.01885
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01885
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01885) | 78.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.95% (0.01952) | 77.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.91% (0.00908) | 74.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.22% (0.03216) | 91.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 24, 2024 | 5.14% (0.05139) | 93.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 23, 2024 | 4.31% (0.04310) | 92.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 18, 2024 | 3.67% (0.03665) | 90.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 18, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04360) | 91.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.71% (0.03712) | 90.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Release_Notes_2.1.2 x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-15-116 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00012.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Release_Notes_2.1.2 | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-15-116 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00012.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 7, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Feb 23, 2016
Link CVE-2016-2540
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a