Description
Integer overflow in the pv_import function in util/pv_import.c in Csound 5.16.6, when converting a file, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | csound | 1:5.17.6~dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | csound | 1:5.17.6~dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | csound | 1:5.17.6~dfsg-1 | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | csound | 5.18.02-7.10 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10575-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10575-1 csound-5.18.02-7.10 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- 48148 third-party-advisory
- http://csound.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=csound/csound5.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=61d1df45ca9a52bab62892a3c3a13c41e6384505#patch3
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-7/
- 81016 vdb-entry
- csound-pvimportutility-bo(74647) vdb-entry
- openSUSE-SU-2012:0550 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20120416 CVE Requests: Multiple security flaws in csound5 mailing-list
- 52875 vdb-entry
- http://csound.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=csound/csound5.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=7d617a9551fb6c552ba16874b71266fcd90f3a6f
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=810802
- [oss-security] 20120416 Re: CVE Requests: Multiple security flaws in csound5 mailing-list