CVE-2016-2541 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via memory corruption in Audacity by tricking users into opening a crafted MP2 file.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2016-2541?

CVE-2016-2541 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2541?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Audacityteam Audacity.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2541?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2016-2541 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2541 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2541, GHSA-whhg-wh62-8mjc.

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