CVE-2020-18781
Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in FilePOSIX::read in File.cpp in audiofile 0.3.6 may cause...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-18781- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-18781- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-10695 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2020-10695- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xhq7-wg93-r5f3
Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in FilePOSIX::read in File.cpp in audiofile 0.3.6 may cause...
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.
- Record
GHSA-xhq7-wg93-r5f3- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-28072
CVE-2020-18781 affecting package audiofile 0.3.6-27
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.
- Record
AZL-28072- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-36932
CVE-2020-18781 affecting package audiofile 0.3.6-27
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.
- Record
AZL-36932- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-05
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-18781- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-18781
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-18781- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-18781
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-18781- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-18781 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Audiofile, published August 22, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. Fixed in audiofile 0.3.6-4.