What is CVE-2018-19758?

CVE-2018-19758 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libsndfile_project Libsndfile, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-11-30.

How severe is CVE-2018-19758?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Libsndfile_project Libsndfile

CVE-2018-19758

There is a heap-based buffer over-read at wav.c in wav_write_header in libsndfile 1.0.28 that will cause a denial of service.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.017 (74.5th 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

Libsndfile_project Libsndfile — versions 1.0.28
Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19758?: CVE-2018-19758 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libsndfile_project Libsndfile, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-11-30.
How severe is CVE-2018-19758?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.