UBUNTU-CVE-2020-18781

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-18781
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-18781.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-18781
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:45:59Z
Published
2023-08-22T19:15:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:41:07.636691Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / audiofile

Package

Name
audiofile
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/audiofile@0.3.6-5build1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.3.6-5build1

Affected versions

0.*

0.3.6-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "audiofile-tools",
            "binary_version": "0.3.6-5build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "audiofile-tools-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.3.6-5build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libaudiofile-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.3.6-5build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libaudiofile1",
            "binary_version": "0.3.6-5build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libaudiofile1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.3.6-5build1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / audiofile

Package

Name
audiofile
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/audiofile@0.3.6-5build1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.3.6-5build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "audiofile-tools",
            "binary_version": "0.3.6-5build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "audiofile-tools-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.3.6-5build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libaudiofile-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.3.6-5build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libaudiofile1",
            "binary_version": "0.3.6-5build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libaudiofile1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.3.6-5build1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}