HIGH
Audacity 2.1.2 through 2.3.2 is vulnerable to Dll HIjacking in the avformat-55.dll resulting arbitrary code execution
Published Jul 13, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.14%
Description
Audacity 2.1.2 through 2.3.2 is vulnerable to Dll HIjacking in the avformat-55.dll resulting arbitrary code execution.
Affected products
No data.
- ≥ 2.1.2 · ≤ 2.3.2
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.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.14% 0.02136
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02136
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.14% (0.02136) | 81.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.12% (0.02118) | 79.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.37% (0.01374) | 78.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.61% (0.09607) | 88.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.09% (0.01087) | 76.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00110) | 45.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 14, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00110) | 42.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 30.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01102) | 53.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01102) | 52.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 9, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01102) | 50.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.00% (0.01005) | 34.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.68% (0.02683) | 62.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.73% (0.04733) | 77.72th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.73% (0.04733) | 77.51th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 4.73% (0.04733) | 87.04th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 4.73% (0.04733) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- https://github.com/GitHubAssessments/CVE_Assessments_10_2019 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140365/Audacity-2.1.2-DLL-Hijacking.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/GitHubAssessments/CVE_Assessments_10_2019 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140365/Audacity-2.1.2-DLL-Hijacking.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 13, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jul 10, 2017
Link CVE-2017-1000010
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a