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CVE-2016-10169

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-10169 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the read_code function of Wavpack before version 5.1.0, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a specially crafted WV file. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3.0 score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and primarily impacting availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wavpack_project:wavpack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.12%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0212 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 5,758 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: wavpack
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: wavpack

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-10169Moderate

wavpack: Global buffer overread in read_code / read_words.c

Dec 18, 2016

References

github.com / dbry/WavPack/commit/4bc05fc490b66ef2d45b1de26abf1455b486b0dc
Patch
sourceforge.net / p/wavpack/mailman/message/35557889
ExploitThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3568-1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/9
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/95883
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry