soundfont-arachno

LOW

maintainer eclairevoyant 8 votes scanned 2026-09-17 00:27:14.276658

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Why flagged

The package downloads a soundfont (.sf2) file — a static audio/instrument data file, not executable code. The original FTP source from the official vendor (arachnosoft.com) is commented out and replaced with a Dropbox mirror, which is non-standard and could theoretically be silently replaced. However, an md5sum is present (though MD5 is weak, it provides some integrity check), and the installed content is a soundfont file plus a license text — neither is executed. The impact of a compromised soundfont file is essentially nil from a security perspective: it cannot execute code, escalate privileges, or exfiltrate data. The Dropbox URL is a concern for long-term reliability and supply-chain hygiene, but not a meaningful security risk. This is sloppy/non-standard packaging (should use the official vendor FTP) but not a security threat.

Triggered rules

Low AI review downgraded a static finding llm_review

The static rules flagged this MEDIUM, but an AI model (anthropic/claude-4.6-sonnet-20260217) reviewed the full PKGBUILD and judged it LOW (confidence 85%): The package downloads a soundfont (.sf2) file — a static audio/instrument data file, not executable code. The original FTP source from the official vendor (arachnosoft.com) is commented out and replaced with a Dropbox mirror, which is non-standard and could theoretically be silently replaced. However, an md5sum is present (though MD5 is weak, it provides some integrity check), and the installed content is a soundfont file plus a license text — neither is executed. The impact of a compromised soundfont file is essentially nil from a security perspective: it cannot execute code, escalate privileges, or exfiltrate data. The Dropbox URL is a concern for long-term reliability and supply-chain hygiene, but not a meaningful security risk. This is sloppy/non-standard packaging (should use the official vendor FTP) but not a security threat.

1 higher static finding superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)

Medium source=() URL on a non-standard host source_untrusted_domain

One or more source=() URLs point to a host outside the trusted allowlist (github.com, gitlab.com, codeberg.org, pypi.org, …).

PKGBUILD:12 source=("https://www.dropbox.com/s/2rnpya9ecb9m4jh/arachno-soundfont-${pkgver/./}-sf2.zip")

PKGBUILD

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      1# Maintainer: Konstantinos Foutzopoulos <mail@konfou.xyz>
    
      2
    
      3pkgname=soundfont-arachno
    
      4pkgver=1.0
    
      5pkgrel=1
    
      6pkgdesc="GM/GS soundbank courtesy of Maxime Abbey."
    
      7arch=('any')
    
      8url="http://www.arachnosoft.com"
    
      9license=("custom")
    
      10groups=('soundfonts')
    
      11#source=("ftp://downloads.arachnosoft.com/gqeqhzbs/arachnosoft/files/soundfonts/arachno-soundfont-${pkgver/./}-sf2.zip")
    
      12source=("https://www.dropbox.com/s/2rnpya9ecb9m4jh/arachno-soundfont-${pkgver/./}-sf2.zip")
    
      13md5sums=('893e9ff89bc24a23ecffa9e644cb12f4')
    
      14
    
      15package() {
    
      16  install -Dm644 "Arachno SoundFont - Version ${pkgver}.sf2" "$pkgdir/usr/share/soundfonts/Arachno.sf2"
    
      17  sed -n -e 1,2p -e 44,54p 'Read Me.txt' > LICENSE
    
      18  install -Dm644 LICENSE "$pkgdir/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname/LICENSE"
    
      19}
    
      20

Scan history

Scanned at (UTC)	Severity	Rules
2026-09-17 00:27:14	Low	2
2026-09-16 00:03:17	Low	2
2026-09-15 00:25:31	Low	2
2026-09-14 00:27:57	Low	2
2026-09-13 00:19:54	Low	2
2026-09-12 00:25:17	Low	2
2026-09-11 00:19:22	Low	2
2026-09-10 00:22:44	Low	2
2026-09-09 00:04:09	Low	2
2026-09-08 00:18:08	Low	2
2026-09-07 00:30:15	Low	2
2026-09-06 00:17:06	Low	2
2026-09-05 00:16:27	Low	2
2026-09-04 00:03:13	Low	2
2026-09-03 00:15:47	Low	2
2026-09-02 00:02:31	Low	2
2026-09-01 00:11:19	Low	2
2026-08-31 00:19:57	Low	2
2026-08-30 00:04:14	Low	2
2026-08-29 00:29:17	Low	2