CVE-2018-16770 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the WebAssembly Virtual Machine (WAVM) through July 26, 2018. A specially crafted file sent to WAVM can trigger an application crash due to a failed memory allocation call, potentially leading to other unspecified impacts. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| 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
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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.