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Audacity Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Buffer overflow
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host has Audacity installed and is prone to Buffer Overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
Error in the String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted function in lib-src/allegro/strparse.cpp file that fails to validate user input data.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Audacity version prior to 1.3.6 on Linux.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to version 1.3.6 or later.