Out-of-bounds Read in Webassembly_virtual_machine_project Webassembly_virtual_machine

CVE-2018-17292

An issue was discovered in WAVM before 2018-09-16. The loadModule function in Include/Inline/CLI.h lacks checking of the file length before a file magic comparison, allowing attackers to cause a Denial of Service (application crash caused…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.012 (65.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17292?
CVE-2018-17292 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webassembly_virtual_machine_project Webassembly_virtual_machine, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-09-21.
How severe is CVE-2018-17292?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.