Audacity up to 2.1.1 MP2 File memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Audacity up to 2.1.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component MP2 File Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-2541. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Audacity up to 2.1.1. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component MP2 File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Audacity before 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted MP2 file.

The bug was discovered 02/23/2016. The weakness was published 02/07/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at wiki.audacityteam.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-2541 since 02/23/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 715 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 2.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entry is available at VDB-112924. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Audacity 2.1.2

Timelineinfo

02/23/2016 🔍
02/23/2016 +0 days 🔍
02/07/2018 +715 days 🔍
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02/08/2018 +1 days 🔍
01/02/2020 +693 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wiki.audacityteam.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-2541 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2541
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112925
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/08/2018 06:54
Updated: 01/02/2020 11:43
Changes: 02/08/2018 06:54 (58), 01/02/2020 11:43 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:FF6:103

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