CVE catalog
CVE-2016-2540
audacity: CVE-2016-2540
- Severity
- Low
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.88% · Oct 25, 2026
Audacity before 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted FORMATCHUNK structure.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | audacity | sid | 4.0.1+dfsg-2 | fixed |
| Debian | audacity | forky | 4.0.1+dfsg-2 | fixed |
| Debian | audacity | trixie | 3.7.3+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | audacity | bookworm | 3.2.4+dfsg-1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | audacity | source | sid | 2.1.2-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | audacity | source | forky | 2.1.2-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | audacity | source | trixie | 2.1.2-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | audacity | source | bookworm | 2.1.2-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [audacity]Fixed
Details (2)
3.2.4+dfsg-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.1.2-1dsa · audacity · debian · bookworm; dsa · audacity · debian · 12
3.2.4+dfsg-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.1.2-1dsa · audacity · debian · bookworm; dsa · audacity · debian · 12
- [audacity-data]Fixed
Source package: [audacity]
Details (2)
3.2.4+dfsg-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.1.2-1dsa · audacity · debian · bookworm; dsa · audacity · debian · 12
3.2.4+dfsg-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.1.2-1dsa · audacity · debian · bookworm; dsa · audacity · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [audacity]Fixed
Details (2)
3.7.3+dfsg-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.1.2-1dsa · audacity · debian · 13
3.7.3+dfsg-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.1.2-1dsa · audacity · debian · 13
- [audacity-data]Fixed
Source package: [audacity]
Details (2)
3.7.3+dfsg-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.1.2-1dsa · audacity · debian · 13
3.7.3+dfsg-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.1.2-1dsa · audacity · debian · 13
Observed: