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CVE-2018-7253

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-7253 is a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in WavPack 5.1.0, specifically within the ParseDsdiffHeaderConfig function, affecting various Canonical and Debian Linux distributions and WavPack versions. An attacker can trigger this flaw by providing a maliciously crafted DSDIFF file, leading to a denial-of-service or potential heap overwrite. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, but could result in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wavpack:wavpack:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
17.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.92%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0292 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 11,615 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-7253Low

wavpack: Heap-based buffer over-read in ParseDsdiffHeaderConfig function in cli/dsdiff.c

Feb 19, 2018

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/155743/Slackware-Security-Advisory-wavpack-Updates.html
bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
github.com / dbry/WavPack/commit/36a24c7881427d2e1e4dc1cef58f19eee0d13aec
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / dbry/WavPack/issues/28
ExploitThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / bugtraq/2019/Dec/37
usn.ubuntu.com / 3578-1
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4125
Third Party Advisory