CVE-2018-7254 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting WavPack 5.1.0 and Debian Linux, stemming from a global buffer over-read in the ParseCaffHeaderConfig function when processing a crafted CAF file. Rated 7.8 HIGH, it can be triggered locally with low attack complexity and user interaction, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking significant community discussion or media coverage, a proof-of-concept denial-of-service exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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