CVE-2022-24599

Name: CVE-2022-24599
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-02-24T15:15:29.633+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 1.73%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-24599 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In autofile Audio File Library 0.3.6, there exists one memory leak vulnerability in printfileinfo, in printinfo.c, which allows an attacker to leak sensitive information via a crafted file. The printfileinfo function calls the copyrightstring function to get data, however, it dosn't use zero bytes to truncate the data.. EPSS estimates a 1.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In autofile Audio File Library 0.3.6, there exists one memory leak vulnerability in printfileinfo, in printinfo.c, which allows an attacker to leak sensitive information via a crafted file. The printfileinfo function calls the copyrightstring function to get data, however, it dosn't use zero bytes to truncate the data.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Probability

1.73%

74.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-401

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Audiofile	Audiofile	0.3.6
Debian	Debian Linux	10.0
Fedoraproject	Fedora	37
Fedoraproject	Fedora	38
Fedoraproject	Fedora	39

References

https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/60Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00006.htmlMailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N4JXZ6QAMA3TSRY6GUZRY3WTHR7P5TPH/Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTETOUJNRR75REYJZTBGF6TAJZYTMXUY/Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YZPG27YKICLIWUFOPVUOAFAZGOX4BNHY/Mailing List
https://github.com/mpruett/audiofile/issues/60Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00006.htmlMailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00020.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N4JXZ6QAMA3TSRY6GUZRY3WTHR7P5TPH/Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTETOUJNRR75REYJZTBGF6TAJZYTMXUY/Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YZPG27YKICLIWUFOPVUOAFAZGOX4BNHY/Mailing List

Timeline

Published: Feb 24, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-24599?

How severe is CVE-2022-24599?

CVE-2022-24599 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.73% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-24599?

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Source: NVD / NIST