CVE-2020-35738
MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: December 28, 2020 at 03:54 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:14 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraWavPack
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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
WavPack 5.3.0 has an out-of-bounds write in WavpackPackSamples in pack_utils.c because of an integer overflow in a malloc argument. NOTE: some third-parties claim that there are later "unofficial" releases through 5.3.2, which are also affected.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/issues/91
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2YZLKYE66EU4XRHTABV5LB2G7ZDZ422F/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/76B7K6F74FDQATG7FECXR5KPIG52O2VL/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PENN4ZXRPZULEJOYTTLUZMBZ5H46QTUC/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VDFY4NGGDUTLVID5PNVU7LL2G2ZJLZFY/
References (6)
x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/issues/91Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00013.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2YZLKYE66EU4XRHTABV5LB2G7ZDZ422F/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/76B7K6F74FDQATG7FECXR5KPIG52O2VL/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PENN4ZXRPZULEJOYTTLUZMBZ5H46QTUC/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VDFY4NGGDUTLVID5PNVU7LL2G2ZJLZFY/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-190CWE-787
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