Medium severity5.5OSV Advisory· Published Feb 7, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-2540
CVE-2016-2540
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.
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Affected products
2Audacity-1.3.12, Audacity-1.3.13, Audacity-1.3.14, …+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: Audacity-1.3.12, Audacity-1.3.13, Audacity-1.3.14, …
- (no CPE)range: <2.1.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Release_Notes_2.1.2nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-15-116nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00012.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
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