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portaudio: vulnerability history, versions and safety

portaudio is a package in the crates.io ecosystem. Vulert records 2 vulnerabilities for it across 38 releases, from Aug 2016 to Aug 2021. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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2 vulnerabilities recorded M1 U1
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2 with no fix published

No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.

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0 in the last 12 months

Nothing new recorded in the last year.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on portaudio 0.8.0 i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Careful: 0.8.0 has 2 known vulnerabilities, and 2 have no fix yet. Use an earlier safe version, or the workaround listed for each one.

Package health score 60/100
  • Security Some issues to review
  • Maintenance Maintaining
  • Popularity Niche
  • Community Quiet

The current release has a vulnerability with no published fix, which caps this score.

What to do: Pin an earlier, unaffected release if you can, and apply the workaround each vulnerability lists until a fix is published. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Current release 0.8.0 — affected i
  • Vulnerabilities on record 2 over 5 years · 0 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 25 Aug 2021 i
  • Highest CVSS 5.9 i
  • With no published fix 2 i
  • Depended on by 6 packages i
  • Stars 389 i
  • OpenSSF scorecard 2/10 i
  • Last release 24 months ago i
  • Licence MIT i

Version list, release dates, licence and dependants published by crates.io, refreshed 23 Oct 2026. Licence information is not legal advice.

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert tracks for portaudio, newest first, with the vulnerabilities recorded against each one. A version showing none has no vulnerability in the Vulert database — open it for the full picture on that release.

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Version Released Vulert vulnerabilities Licence Fix published Details
0.8.0 13 Oct 2024 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.7.1 15 Sep 2024 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.7.0 04 Aug 2016 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.6.4 13 Apr 2016 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.6.3 25 Feb 2016 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.6.2 09 Jan 2016 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.6.1 28 Dec 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.6.0 28 Dec 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.5.1 31 Oct 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.5.0 31 Oct 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.4.20 31 Oct 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.4.19 17 Oct 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.4.18 17 Oct 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.4.17 09 Jun 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.4.16 03 Jun 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.4.15 02 Jun 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.4.14 27 May 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.4.13 27 May 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.4.12 27 May 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.4.11 24 May 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.4.10 21 May 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.4.9 26 Apr 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.4.8 26 Apr 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.4.7 24 Apr 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.4.6 23 Apr 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.4.5 22 Apr 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.4.4 22 Apr 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.4.3 22 Apr 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.4.2 18 Apr 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.4.1 18 Apr 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.4.0 14 Apr 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.3.6 12 Apr 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.3.5 06 Apr 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.3.4 26 Mar 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.3.3 13 Mar 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.3.2 03 Mar 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.3.1 03 Mar 2015 M1 U1 MIT No Details →
0.3.0 20 Nov 2014 M1 U1 MIT No Details →

All 38 versions Vulert tracks for this package. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2016 1
  • 2021 1

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 2 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for portaudio

The 2 most severe of 2 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
CVE-2016-10933: Cleartext HTTP Source Code Download in portaudio 5.9 medium No fix published 25 Aug 2021
CVE-2016-10933: portaudio - HTTP download and execution allows MitM RCE 5.9 medium No fix published 01 Aug 2016

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Questions

About portaudio

Is portaudio safe to use?

Vulert records 2 vulnerabilities for portaudio in crates.io: 0 critical, 0 high, 1 medium and 0 low, plus 1 not yet rated. 2 of them have no published fix yet, so those are the ones to avoid or mitigate.

What is portaudio's Vulert package health score?

Vulert scores portaudio 60/100, which reads as usable, but worth attention. The score weighs the vulnerability record (40), maintenance and release cadence (25), adoption from dependents and stars (20) and community signals such as the OpenSSF scorecard and forks (15). The current release has a vulnerability with no published fix, which caps this score.

Is the latest version of portaudio affected?

Yes. 0.8.0, the version you would install today, has 2 known vulnerabilities, and 2 has no published fix yet. Use an earlier unaffected release, or the workaround each vulnerability lists.

Which version of portaudio should I use?

0.8.0 is the version Vulert recommends for the affected releases. The version table above lists every release with the vulnerabilities recorded against it, so you can confirm the range you actually run.

How many vulnerabilities does portaudio have?

2 vulnerabilities are recorded for portaudio in the crates.io ecosystem: 0 critical, 0 high, 1 medium and 0 low, plus 1 not yet rated. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new portaudio vulnerabilities disclosed?

0 vulnerabilities were recorded for portaudio in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 01 Aug 2016. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of portaudio are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

How do I monitor portaudio for upcoming vulnerabilities?

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