PT-2020-5481

CVE-2020-35738

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Published

2020-12-27

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Updated

2026-10-31

Description by

CVSS 2.0
7.8
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WavPack versions 5.3.0 through 5.3.2
Description The issue is related to an out-of-bounds write in the WavpackPackSamples function in the pack utils.c file due to an integer overflow in a malloc argument. This can allow a remote attacker to compromise data integrity and cause a denial of service.
Recommendations For WavPack versions 5.3.0 through 5.3.2, consider disabling the WavpackPackSamples function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploitability
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Related identifiers
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CLEANSTART-2024-HY76745
DLA-2525-1
MGASA-2021-0271
OESA-2021-1131
OPENSUSE-SU-2021:0153-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2021_0153-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2021:0154-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2021_0154-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11505-1
ROSA-SA-2024-2540
SUSE-SU-2021:0186-1
SUSE-SU-2021:0929-1
SUSE-SU-2021_0929-1
SUSE-SU-2021:14669-1
SUSE-SU-2021_14669-1
USN-4682-1
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