CVE catalog
CVE-2018-13440
audiofile: CVE-2018-13440
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 5.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.11% · Oct 27, 2026
The audiofile Audio File Library 0.3.6 has a NULL pointer dereference bug in ModuleState::setup in modules/ModuleState.cpp, which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted caf file, as demonstrated by sfconvert.
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 | audiofile | sid | 0.3.6-7 | fixed |
| Debian | audiofile | forky | 0.3.6-7 | fixed |
| Debian | audiofile | trixie | 0.3.6-7 | fixed |
| Debian | audiofile | bookworm | 0.3.6-5+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | pro | 0.3.6-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | pro | 0.3.6-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | 20.04 | 0.3.6-5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | 20.04 | 0.3.6-5build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | 20.04 | 0.3.6-5+deb10u1build0.20.04.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | 22.04 | 0.3.6-5build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | 22.04 | 0.3.6-5+deb10u1build0.22.04.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | 14.04 | 0.3.6-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | 14.04 | 0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | 14.04 | 0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | 14.04 | 0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | pro | 0.3.6-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | pro | 0.3.6-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | 14.04 | 0.3.6-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | 14.04 | 0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | 14.04 | 0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | 14.04 | 0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.3 | fixed |
| Suse | audiofile | linux enterprise module for desktop applications 15 | 0.3.6-3.7.10 | fixed |
| Suse | audiofile | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp4 | 0.3.6-11.7.8 | fixed |
| Suse | audiofile | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp5 | 0.3.6-11.7.8 | fixed |
| Suse | audiofile | linux enterprise server 12 sp4 | 0.3.6-11.7.8 | fixed |
| Suse | audiofile | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp4 | 0.3.6-11.7.8 | fixed |
| Suse | audiofile | linux enterprise server 12 sp5 | 0.3.6-11.7.8 | fixed |
| Suse | audiofile | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp5 | 0.3.6-11.7.8 | fixed |
| Opensuse | audiofile | leap 15.0 | 0.3.6-lp150.7.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | audiofile | source | sid | 0.3.6-5 | low | Not reported | [903499] |
| Debian | audiofile | source | forky | 0.3.6-5 | low | Not reported | [903499] |
| Debian | audiofile | source | trixie | 0.3.6-5 | low | Not reported | [903499] |
| Debian | audiofile | source | bookworm | 0.3.6-5 | low | Not reported | [903499] |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | deb | pro | 0.3.6-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Not reported | USN-6558-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | deb | 20.04 | 0.3.6-5+deb10u1build0.20.04.1 | Not reported | USN-6558-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | deb | 22.04 | 0.3.6-5+deb10u1build0.22.04.1 | Not reported | USN-6558-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | deb | 14.04 | 0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.3 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2018-13440 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | deb | pro | 0.3.6-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2018-13440 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | audiofile | deb | 14.04 | 0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.3 | Not reported | USN-3800-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | audiofile | rpm | linux enterprise module for desktop applications 15 | 0.3.6-3.7.10 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2019:0940-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | audiofile | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp4 | 0.3.6-11.7.8 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2020:1619-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | audiofile | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp5 | 0.3.6-11.7.8 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2020:1619-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | audiofile | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp4 | 0.3.6-11.7.8 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2020:1619-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | audiofile | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp4 | 0.3.6-11.7.8 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2020:1619-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | audiofile | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp5 | 0.3.6-11.7.8 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2020:1619-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | audiofile | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp5 | 0.3.6-11.7.8 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2020:1619-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | audiofile | rpm | leap 15.0 | 0.3.6-lp150.7.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1260-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [audiofile-tools]Fixed
Source package: [audiofile]
Details (2)
0.3.6-5+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.3.6-5dsa · audiofile · debian · bookworm; dsa · audiofile · debian · 12
0.3.6-5+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.3.6-5dsa · audiofile · debian · bookworm; dsa · audiofile · debian · 12
- [libaudiofile1]Fixed
Source package: [audiofile]
Details (2)
0.3.6-5+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.3.6-5dsa · audiofile · debian · bookworm; dsa · audiofile · debian · 12
0.3.6-5+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.3.6-5dsa · audiofile · debian · bookworm; dsa · audiofile · debian · 12
- [libaudiofile-dev]Fixed
Source package: [audiofile]
Details (2)
0.3.6-5+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.3.6-5dsa · audiofile · debian · bookworm; dsa · audiofile · debian · 12
0.3.6-5+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.3.6-5dsa · audiofile · debian · bookworm; dsa · audiofile · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [audiofile-tools]Fixed
Source package: [audiofile]
Details (2)
0.3.6-7+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.3.6-5dsa · audiofile · debian · 13
0.3.6-7+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.3.6-5dsa · audiofile · debian · 13
- [libaudiofile1]Fixed
Source package: [audiofile]
Details (2)
0.3.6-7+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.3.6-5dsa · audiofile · debian · 13
0.3.6-7+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.3.6-5dsa · audiofile · debian · 13
- [libaudiofile-dev]Fixed
Source package: [audiofile]
Details (2)
0.3.6-7+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.3.6-5dsa · audiofile · debian · 13
0.3.6-7+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.3.6-5dsa · audiofile · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2020_3877.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-13440]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2019:0940-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2020:1619-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-13440]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3800-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-6558-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2019:1260-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-13440]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2018/cve-2018-13440.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2020/wid-sec-w-2026-0012.json]
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