CVE-2018-6767

Public Exploit

Description

A stack-based buffer over-read in the ParseRiffHeaderConfig function of cli/riff.c file of WavPack 5.1.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service attack or possibly have unspecified other impact via a maliciously crafted RF64 file.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.88% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4125 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/commit/d5bf76b5a88d044a1be1d5656698e3ba737167e5 patch
https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/issues/27 third party advisory issue tracking
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=889276 third party advisory issue tracking exploit
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3568-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/37 mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155743/Slackware-Security-Advisory-wavpack-Updates.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-6767?
CVE-2018-6767 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-6767?
To fix CVE-2018-6767, 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-2018-6767 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-6767 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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