mpruett audiofile 0.3.6 WAV File File.cpp FilePOSIX::read heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in mpruett audiofile 0.3.6. Affected by this issue is the function FilePOSIX::read of the file File.cpp of the component WAV File Handler. Such manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-18781. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in mpruett audiofile 0.3.6 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function FilePOSIX::read of the file File.cpp of the component WAV File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 08/23/2023 as 56. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-18781 since 08/13/2020. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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08/13/2020 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 56
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-18781 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-18781
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-237722

Entryinfo

Created: 08/23/2023 07:59
Updated: 09/14/2023 15:21
Changes: 08/23/2023 07:59 (41), 09/14/2023 15:21 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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