UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2540

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2540
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2540.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2540
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:43:26Z
Published
2018-02-07T17:29:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:49:35.228272Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

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

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / audacity

Package

Name
audacity
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/audacity@2.1.2-1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.2-1

Affected versions

2.*

2.0.6-2build1
2.0.6-2build2
2.1.2~rc2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.2-1",
            "binary_name": "audacity"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.2-1",
            "binary_name": "audacity-data"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.2-1",
            "binary_name": "audacity-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2540.json"