Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
WavPack 5.1 and earlier can crash when parsing a maliciously crafted WAV file. The known impact is denial of service for software or services that process such audio files, not data theft or code execution based on the provided sources.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for internet-facing or business-critical media-processing paths. For ordinary desktop-only use, urgency is lower, but patching remains appropriate because crafted files can crash affected software.
Technical view
The flaw is a divide-by-zero condition in ParseDsdiffHeaderConfig in dsdiff.c around line 282. A crafted WAV file can trigger a sudden crash during parsing. The source bundle identifies the fix as occurring after WavPack commit 4c0faba.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most relevant where WavPack 5.1 or earlier is installed and used to process untrusted audio files, especially automated upload, conversion, scanning, or media-processing services.
Exploitation context
The provided sources describe a malicious file attack vector and crash impact. The bundle does not include KEV listing, active exploitation evidence, public exploit status, or a CVSS score.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports a denial-of-service class vulnerability tied to a specific parser function and upstream commit. Severity metadata is incomplete in the bundle, so avoid claims beyond crash impact unless additional vendor data confirms them.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade WavPack to a version containing the referenced fixed commit.
- Apply applicable Ubuntu, Fedora, or Debian security updates where WavPack is packaged by the OS.
- Reduce or isolate processing of untrusted audio files until patched.
- Check vendor guidance if using embedded or custom-built WavPack.
Validation and detection
- Inventory systems and applications using WavPack.
- Confirm installed WavPack versions are newer than 5.1 or include the fixed commit.
- Check OS package changelogs against the cited vendor advisories.
- Identify services that parse user-supplied WAV files.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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- Known Exploited
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/issues/65CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/commit/4c0faba32fddbd0745cbfaf1e1aeb3da5d35b9fcCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- USN-4062-1CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- FEDORA-2020-e55567b6beCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2020-73274c9df4CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210115 [SECURITY] [DLA 2525-1] wavpack security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
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