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CVE-2016-10169

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-03-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

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.

Affected products

• Wavpack Project Wavpack: through 5.0.0

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/9
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95883
• https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/commit/4bc05fc490b66ef2d45b1de26abf1455b486b0dc
• https://sourceforge.net/p/wavpack/mailman/message/35557889/
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3568-1/
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/9
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95883
• https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/commit/4bc05fc490b66ef2d45b1de26abf1455b486b0dc
• https://sourceforge.net/p/wavpack/mailman/message/35557889/
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3568-1/

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