#VU12399 Heap-based buffer overwrite in WavPack - CVE-2018-10537
Published: May 8, 2018 / Updated: May 8, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12399
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10537
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
WavPack
WavPack
Software vendor:
wavpack
wavpack
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists in the W64 parser component due to improper rejection of multiple format chunks by the ParseWave64HeaderConfig function, as defined in the wave64.c source code file. A local attacker can execute a specially crafted .wav file, trigger heap buffer overwrite and cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists in the W64 parser component due to improper rejection of multiple format chunks by the ParseWave64HeaderConfig function, as defined in the wave64.c source code file. A local attacker can execute a specially crafted .wav file, trigger heap buffer overwrite and cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.