CVE-2018-19840
wavpack - security update
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.50%
Description
The function WavpackPackInit in pack_utils.c in libwavpack.a in WavPack through 5.1.0 allows attackers to cause a denial-of-service (resource exhaustion caused by an infinite loop) via a crafted wav audio file because WavpackSetConfiguration64 mishandles a sample rate of zero.
How to fix CVE-2018-19840
To remediate CVE-2018-19840, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 5.1.0-r7 or later
- —upgrade to 5.1.0-5 or later
- —upgrade to 5.0.0-2+deb9u3 or later
Is CVE-2018-19840 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 5.1.0-r7
- from 0, < 5.1.0-5
- from 0, < 5.0.0-2+deb9u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |