CVE-2018-10538

Name: CVE-2018-10538
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-04-29T15:29:00.507+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 1.63%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-10538 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. An issue was discovered in WavPack 5.1.0 and earlier for WAV input. Out-of-bounds writes can occur because ParseRiffHeaderConfig in riff.c does not validate the sizes of unknown chunks before attempting memory allocation, related to a lack of integer-overflow protection within a bytes_to_copy calculation and subsequent malloc call, leading to insufficient memory allocation.. EPSS estimates a 1.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in WavPack 5.1.0 and earlier for WAV input. Out-of-bounds writes can occur because ParseRiffHeaderConfig in riff.c does not validate the sizes of unknown chunks before attempting memory allocation, related to a lack of integer-overflow protection within a bytes_to_copy calculation and subsequent malloc call, leading to insufficient memory allocation.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

1.63%

73.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Wavpack	Wavpack	<= 5.1.0
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155743/Slackware-Security-Advisory-wavpack-Updates.html
https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/commit/6f8bb34c2993a48ab9afbe353e6d0cff7c8d821dPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/issues/33Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6CFFFWIWALGQPKINRDW3PRGRD5LOLGZA/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BRWQNE3TH5UF64IKHKKHVCHJHUOVKJUH/
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/37
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3637-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4197Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155743/Slackware-Security-Advisory-wavpack-Updates.html
https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/commit/6f8bb34c2993a48ab9afbe353e6d0cff7c8d821dPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/issues/33Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6CFFFWIWALGQPKINRDW3PRGRD5LOLGZA/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BRWQNE3TH5UF64IKHKKHVCHJHUOVKJUH/
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/37
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3637-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4197Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 29, 2018
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-10538?

How severe is CVE-2018-10538?

Severity scoring for CVE-2018-10538 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 1.63% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-10538?

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Source: NVD / NIST