CVE-2018-16797 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in PotPlayer 1.7.8556, specifically within the PotPlayerMini.exe component. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious .wav file with manipulated header values. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant risk of high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with exploitation requiring user interaction (UI:R) but low attack complexity (AC:L). Currently, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not actively exploited in the wild.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.7.8556CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kakaocorp:potplayer:1.7.8556:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 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 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.