CVE-2018-7254

Publication date 19 February 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

Description

The ParseCaffHeaderConfig function of the cli/caff.c file of WavPack 5.1.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service (global buffer over-read), or possibly trigger a buffer overflow or incorrect memory allocation, via a maliciously crafted CAF file.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
wavpack 17.10 artful
Fixed 5.1.0-2ubuntu0.2
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

Notes

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feature added after 5.0, neither trusty or xenial are affected.

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 7.8 · High

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

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3578-1
    • WavPack vulnerabilities
    • 22 February 2018

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