CVE-2018-7254 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 9.7% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The ParseCaffHeaderConfig function of the cli/caff.c file of WavPack 5.1.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service (global buffer over-read), or possibly trigger a buffer overflow or incorrect memory allocation, via a maliciously crafted CAF file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 9.72% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-125 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-02-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| wavpack | wavpack |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Wavpack 5.1.0 - Denial of Service | 2018-02-21 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155743/Slackware-Security-Advisory-wavpack-Updates.html
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=889274
- https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/commit/8e3fe45a7bac31d9a3b558ae0079e2d92a04799e
- https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/issues/26
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/37
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3578-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4125
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44154/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155743/Slackware-Security-Advisory-wavpack-Updates.html
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=889274
- https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/commit/8e3fe45a7bac31d9a3b558ae0079e2d92a04799e
- https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/issues/26
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/37
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3578-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4125
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44154/
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