CVE-2018-10536

Description

An issue was discovered in WavPack 5.1.0 and earlier. The WAV parser component contains a vulnerability that allows writing to memory because ParseRiffHeaderConfig in riff.c does not reject multiple format chunks.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.96% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/issues/32 issue tracking third party advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4197 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/issues/31 issue tracking third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3637-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/issues/30 issue tracking third party advisory
https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/commit/26cb47f99d481ad9b93eeff80d26e6b63bbd7e15 third party advisory patch
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/37 mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155743/Slackware-Security-Advisory-wavpack-Updates.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6CFFFWIWALGQPKINRDW3PRGRD5LOLGZA/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BRWQNE3TH5UF64IKHKKHVCHJHUOVKJUH/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-10536?
CVE-2018-10536 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-10536?
To fix CVE-2018-10536, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-10536 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-10536 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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