What is CVE-2018-18193?

CVE-2018-18193 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linuxsampler Libgig, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-10-09.

How severe is CVE-2018-18193?

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

Buffer overflow in Linuxsampler Libgig

CVE-2018-18193

An issue was discovered in libgig 4.1.0. There is operator new[] failure (due to a big pWavePoolTable heap request) in DLS::File::File in DLS.cpp.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.012 (64.6th 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

Linuxsampler Libgig — versions 4.1.0
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, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18193?: CVE-2018-18193 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linuxsampler Libgig, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-10-09.
How severe is CVE-2018-18193?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.