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CVE-2018-10540

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-10540 describes an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in WavPack 5.1.0 and earlier, specifically when processing W64 input files. This flaw stems from insufficient validation of unknown chunk sizes before memory allocation, leading to integer overflow during a bytes_to_copy calculation and subsequent undersized memory allocation. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), potentially resulting in high availability impact (A:H) but no confidentiality or integrity loss. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low current threat level.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wavpack:wavpack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.67%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
74.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0167 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 5,765 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 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-2018-10540Moderate

wavpack: out of bounds write in ParseWave64HeaderConfig in wave64.c

Apr 22, 2018

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/155743/Slackware-Security-Advisory-wavpack-Updates.html
github.com / dbry/WavPack/commit/6f8bb34c2993a48ab9afbe353e6d0cff7c8d821d
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / dbry/WavPack/issues/33
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6CFFFWIWALGQPKINRDW3PRGRD5LOLGZA
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BRWQNE3TH5UF64IKHKKHVCHJHUOVKJUH
seclists.org / bugtraq/2019/Dec/37
usn.ubuntu.com / 3637-1
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4197
Third Party Advisory