Out-of-bounds read in WavPack - CVE-2018-19841
Published: December 5, 2018 / Updated: December 5, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16282
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19841
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: wavpack
Affected software:
WavPack
WavPack
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the WavpackVerifySingleBlock function, as defined in the open_utils.c source code file due to improper processing of WavPack lossless audio files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into accessing a WavPack lossless audio file that submits malicious, trigger an out-of-bounds read condition and cause the affected software to crash, resulting in a DoS condition.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-19841
Install update from vendor's website.