CVE-2018-16767 describes a heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability in WAVM (WebAssembly Virtual Machine) through 2018-07-26, specifically within the FunctionValidationContext::popAndValidateOperand function, affecting the webassembly_virtual_machine_project. This vulnerability can be triggered by a crafted file, leading to a denial of service (application crash) and potentially other unspecified impacts. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), it is a remotely exploitable vulnerability requiring user interaction, with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2018-07-26CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webassembly_virtual_machine_project:webassembly_virtual_machine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.