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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-2540 · published 7 February 2018

CVE-2016-2540: Audacityteam audacity memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Audacityteam · Audacity

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

5.5 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 1.9% · top 21.3% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
5.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.3
1.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Release_Notes_2.1.2 Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-15-116 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00012.html Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Release_Notes_2.1.2 Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-15-116 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00012.html Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-2540), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.