NULL pointer dereference in Webassembly_virtual_machine_project Webassembly_virtual_machine

CVE-2018-17293

An issue was discovered in WAVM before 2018-09-16. The run function in Programs/wavm/wavm.cpp does not check whether there is Emscripten memory to store the command-line arguments passed by the input WebAssembly file's main function, which…

EPSS: 0.016 (73.1th 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

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-2018-17293?
CVE-2018-17293 is a high-severity vulnerability in Webassembly_virtual_machine_project Webassembly_virtual_machine, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-09-21.
How severe is CVE-2018-17293?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.