CVE-2016-10169

wavpack: Global buffer overread in read_code / read_words.c

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.4

CVSS 3.0

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Published · December 18, 2016

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

The read_code function in read_words.c in Wavpack before 5.1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted WV file.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 4.4
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow