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CVE-2021-44269

Published: 10 March 2022

An out of bounds read was found in Wavpack 5.4.0 in processing *.WAV files. This issue triggered in function WavpackPackSamples of file src/pack_utils.c, tainted variable cnt is too large, that makes pointer sptr read beyond heap bound.

Priority

Negligible

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
wavpack
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Needed

focal Needed

impish Ignored
(end of life)
jammy Needed

kinetic Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
lunar Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
mantic Needed

upstream Pending
(5.5.0)
xenial Not vulnerable
(code not present)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/commit/773f9d0803c6888ae7d5391878d7337f24216f4a

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H