# CVE-2024-50613: Denial of service in n/a

> A reachable assertion in libsndfile allows attackers to cause application exit via crafted MPEG audio files, impacting applications using this library.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 27 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 30 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** AZL-51909, AZL-51977, BELL-CVE-2024-50613, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50613, ECHO-1bef-fc42-52dd, GHSA-425f-273g-699h, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2024-50613, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50613

## What is CVE-2024-50613?

CVE-2024-50613 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

libsndfile through 1.2.2 has a reachable assertion, that may lead to application exit, in mpeg_l3_encode.c mpeg_l3_encoder_close.

Weakness: CWE-617 (Reachable Assertion)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50613?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Libsndfile Project Libsndfile.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-50613?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2024-50613 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-50613 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-6892](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6892/): Memory corruption in libsndfile (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-33064](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33064/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-33065](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33065/): Integer overflow in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2026-37555](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-37555/): Integer overflow in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-52194](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-52194/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-50613 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-50613 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-50613 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50613/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50613/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-50613
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50613
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-50613

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50613/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.