What is CVE-2018-16765?

CVE-2018-16765 is a high-severity vulnerability in Webassembly_virtual_machine_project Webassembly_virtual_machine, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-09-10.

How severe is CVE-2018-16765?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Webassembly_virtual_machine_project Webassembly_virtual_machine

CVE-2018-16765

In WAVM through 2018-07-26, a crafted file sent to the WebAssembly Virtual Machine may cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact because of an unspecified "heap-buffer-overflow" condition in Fu…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.013 (66.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Webassembly_virtual_machine_project Webassembly_virtual_machine
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16765?: CVE-2018-16765 is a high-severity vulnerability in Webassembly_virtual_machine_project Webassembly_virtual_machine, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-09-10.
How severe is CVE-2018-16765?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.