| Name | CVE-2021-44269 |
| Description | An out of bounds read was found in Wavpack 5.4.0 in processing *.WAV files. This issue triggered in function WavpackPackSamples of file src/pack_utils.c, tainted variable cnt is too large, that makes pointer sptr read beyond heap bound. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| wavpack (PTS) | bullseye | 5.4.0-1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 5.6.0-1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 5.8.1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wavpack | source | (unstable) | 5.5.0-1 | unimportant |
https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/issues/110
Fixed by: https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/commit/773f9d0803c6888ae7d5391878d7337f24216f4a
Negligible security impact; only impacts the CLI program