CVE catalog

CVE-2020-18781

audiofile: CVE-2020-18781

Severity: Medium
Published: Aug 22, 2023, 7:15:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.29% · Oct 25, 2026

Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in FilePOSIX::read in File.cpp in audiofile 0.3.6 may cause denial-of-service via a crafted wav file, this bug can be triggered by the executable 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

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	audiofile	source	sid	`0.3.6-4`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	audiofile	source	forky	`0.3.6-4`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	audiofile	source	trixie	`0.3.6-4`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	audiofile	source	bookworm	`0.3.6-4`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[audiofile-tools]Fixed
Source package: [audiofile]
Details (2)
- 0.3.6-5+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.3.6-4
  dsa · audiofile · debian · bookworm; dsa · audiofile · debian · 12
- 0.3.6-5+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.3.6-4
  dsa · audiofile · debian · bookworm; dsa · audiofile · debian · 12
[libaudiofile1]Fixed
Source package: [audiofile]
Details (2)
- 0.3.6-5+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.3.6-4
  dsa · audiofile · debian · bookworm; dsa · audiofile · debian · 12
- 0.3.6-5+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.3.6-4
  dsa · audiofile · debian · bookworm; dsa · audiofile · debian · 12
[libaudiofile-dev]Fixed
Source package: [audiofile]
Details (2)
- 0.3.6-5+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.3.6-4
  dsa · audiofile · debian · bookworm; dsa · audiofile · debian · 12
- 0.3.6-5+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.3.6-4
  dsa · audiofile · debian · bookworm; dsa · audiofile · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[audiofile-tools]Fixed
Source package: [audiofile]
Details (2)
- 0.3.6-7+b1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.3.6-4
  dsa · audiofile · debian · 13
- 0.3.6-7+b1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.3.6-4
  dsa · audiofile · debian · 13
[libaudiofile1]Fixed
Source package: [audiofile]
Details (2)
- 0.3.6-7+b1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.3.6-4
  dsa · audiofile · debian · 13
- 0.3.6-7+b1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.3.6-4
  dsa · audiofile · debian · 13
[libaudiofile-dev]Fixed
Source package: [audiofile]
Details (2)
- 0.3.6-7+b1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.3.6-4
  dsa · audiofile · debian · 13
- 0.3.6-7+b1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.3.6-4
  dsa · audiofile · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:48:55 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]