ubuntu-cve-2020-18781
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-08-22 19:15
Modified
2025-07-16 04:55
Summary
Details

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.

Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "audiofile-tools",
            "binary_version": "0.3.6-5build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "audiofile-tools-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.3.6-5build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libaudiofile-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.3.6-5build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libaudiofile1",
            "binary_version": "0.3.6-5build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libaudiofile1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.3.6-5build1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "audiofile",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/audiofile@0.3.6-5build1?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.3.6-5build1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.3.6-5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "audiofile-tools",
            "binary_version": "0.3.6-5build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "audiofile-tools-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.3.6-5build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libaudiofile-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.3.6-5build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libaudiofile1",
            "binary_version": "0.3.6-5build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libaudiofile1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.3.6-5build1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
        "name": "audiofile",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/audiofile@0.3.6-5build1?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.3.6-5build1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": []
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-18781",
  "modified": "2025-07-16T04:55:59Z",
  "published": "2023-08-22T19:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-18781"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/56"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-18781"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2020-18781"
  ],
  "withdrawn": "2025-07-18T16:45:59Z"
}



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