Buffer overflow in Wavpack
CVE-2018-10536
An issue was discovered in WavPack 5.1.0 and earlier. The WAV parser component contains a vulnerability that allows writing to memory because ParseRiffHeaderConfig in riff.c does not reject multiple format chunks.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.020 (80.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Wavpack
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/dbry/WavPack/issues/32 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4197 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/dbry/WavPack/issues/31 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3637-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/dbry/WavPack/issues/30 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/dbry/WavPack/commit/26cb47f99d481ad9b93eeff80d26e6b63bbd7e15 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/37 (mailing-list)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/155743/Slackware-Security-Advisory-wavpack-Update…
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-10536?
- CVE-2018-10536 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wavpack, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-04-29.
- How severe is CVE-2018-10536?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-10536 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.