What is CVE-2018-16797?

CVE-2018-16797 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kakaocorp Potplayer, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-09-10.

How severe is CVE-2018-16797?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Kakaocorp Potplayer

CVE-2018-16797

A heap-based buffer overflow in PotPlayerMini.exe in PotPlayer 1.7.8556 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .wav file with large BytesPerSec and SamplesPerSec values, and a small Data_Chunk_Size value.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2018-09-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.027 (85.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Kakaocorp Potplayer — versions 1.7.8556

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

nightohl.tistory.com/entry/PotPlayer-Audiowav-File-Vulnerabilitiy (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16797?: CVE-2018-16797 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kakaocorp Potplayer, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-09-10.
How severe is CVE-2018-16797?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.