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.

This plugin has been deprecated as it does not adhere to established standards for this style of check.

The remote CentOS Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the wavpack-5.4.0-5.el9 build changelog.

  - heap Out-of-bounds Read (CVE-2021-44269)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Rocky Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2022:8139 advisory.

  - 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. (CVE-2021-44269)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2022-8139 advisory.

    - CVE-2021-44269 wavpack: heap Out-of-bounds Read

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2022:8139 advisory.

  - 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. (CVE-2021-44269)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2022:7558 advisory.

  - 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. (CVE-2021-44269)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2022:8139 advisory.

    WavPack is a completely open audio compression format providing lossless, high-quality lossy, and a unique     hybrid compression mode.

    Security Fix(es):

    * wavpack: Heap out-of-bounds read in WavpackPackSamples() (CVE-2021-44269)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Additional Changes:

    For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1 Release Notes     linked from the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2022-7558 advisory.

    - CVE-2021-44269 wavpack: heap Out-of-bounds Read

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2022:7558 advisory.

  - 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. (CVE-2021-44269)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CESA-2022:7558 advisory.

  - wavpack: Heap out-of-bounds read in WavpackPackSamples() (CVE-2021-44269)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2022:7558 advisory.

    WavPack is a completely open audio compression format providing lossless, high-quality lossy and a unique     hybrid compression mode.

    Security Fix(es):

    * wavpack: Heap out-of-bounds read in WavpackPackSamples() (CVE-2021-44269)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Additional Changes:

    For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7 Release Notes     linked from the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2022-2022-078 advisory.

    A heap out-of-bounds read flaw was found in WavPacks' WavpackPackSamples() function of src/pack_utils.c     and only affects the command-line program of WavPack (not libwavpack). This flaw allows an attacker to     exploit this flaw for a website that uses the WavPack command-line program on user-provided files, causing     a denial of service. (CVE-2021-44269)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of wavpack installed on the remote host is prior to 5.5.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SSA:2022-191-01 advisory.

  - 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. (CVE-2021-44269)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the wavpack package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - 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. (CVE-2021-44269)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:0954-1 advisory.

  - 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. (CVE-2021-44269)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SUSE15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2022:0954-1 advisory.

  - 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. (CVE-2021-44269)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
195530	RHEL 7 : wavpack (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
195487	RHEL 6 : wavpack (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
191243	CentOS 9 : wavpack-5.4.0-5.el9	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	medium
185052	Rocky Linux 9 : wavpack (RLSA-2022:8139)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	medium
168118	Oracle Linux 9 : wavpack (ELSA-2022-8139)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	medium
167996	AlmaLinux 9 : wavpack (ALSA-2022:8139)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	medium
167828	Rocky Linux 8 : wavpack (RLSA-2022:7558)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	medium
167641	RHEL 9 : wavpack (RHSA-2022:8139)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
167581	Oracle Linux 8 : wavpack (ELSA-2022-7558)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	medium
167308	AlmaLinux 8 : wavpack (ALSA-2022:7558)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	medium
167175	CentOS 8 : wavpack (CESA-2022:7558)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	medium
167097	RHEL 8 : wavpack (RHSA-2022:7558)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
164716	Amazon Linux 2022 : wavpack, wavpack-devel (ALAS2022-2022-078)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	medium
162971	Slackware Linux 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 / 15.0 / current wavpack Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA:2022-191-01)	Nessus	Slackware Local Security Checks	medium
162455	EulerOS 2.0 SP8 : wavpack (EulerOS-SA-2022-1954)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
159278	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : wavpack (SUSE-SU-2022:0954-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
159276	openSUSE 15 Security Update : wavpack (openSUSE-SU-2022:0954-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium

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