CVE-2018-19840 json
The function WavpackPackInit in pack_utils.c in libwavpack.a in WavPack through 5.1.0 allows attackers to cause a denial-of-service (resour…
published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-11515
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.0%
- EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- wavpack Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.1.0-5
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-19840
- wavpack Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 4.70.0-1ubuntu0.2
- wavpack Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.75.2-2ubuntu0.2
- wavpack Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 5.1.0-2ubuntu1.2
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-19840
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
- wavpack RHEL 8 5.1.0-15.el8
red hat advisories RHSA-2020:1581
- wavpack SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS +12 more 5.4.0-4.9.1
- wavpack SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 4.60.99-5.6.3
- wavpack SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 5.1.0-4.3.5
- wavpack SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 4.50.1-1.30.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2021:0186-1SUSE-SU-2020:2727-1SUSE-SU-2019:0772-1SUSE-SU-2019:13990-1
- wavpack openSUSE Tumbleweed 5.4.0-1.6
- wavpack openSUSE Leap 15.1 5.4.0-lp151.5.6.1
- wavpack openSUSE Leap 15.2 5.4.0-lp152.7.3.1
- wavpack openSUSE Leap 15.0 5.1.0-lp150.3.3.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11505-1openSUSE-SU-2021:0154-1openSUSE-SU-2021:0153-1openSUSE-SU-2019:1145-1
- wavpack AlmaLinux 8 5.1.0-15.el8
almalinux advisories ALSA-2020:1581
- wavpack Rocky Linux 8 5.1.0-15.el8
rocky linux advisories RLSA-2020:1581
- wavpack Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +14 more 5.1.0-r7
- wavpack Alpine 3.7, Alpine 3.6 5.1.0-r3
alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2018-19840
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Check with FencerVendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2018-19840 updated cvss 3.3
wawpack: Infinite loop in WavpackPackInit function lead to DoS
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 wavpack Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 wavpackaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 mingw-wavpack, mingw32-wavpack, mingw64-wavpackaffected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
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Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) wavpack-devel 5.1.0-15.el8, wavpack-debuginfo 5.1.0-15.el8, wavpack-debugsource 5.1.0-15.el8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) wavpack 5.1.0-15.el8fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:1581
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Exploit prediction
2.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition
References
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github.com
/dbry/WavPack/commit/070ef6f138956d9ea9612e69586152339dbefe51
patch, third-party-advisory
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usn.ubuntu.com
/3839-1/
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00029.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NZGXJUHCGQI6XKLCBUZHXPYIIWMFWA22/
vendor-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3BLSOEVEKF4VNNVNZ2AN46BJUT4TGVWT/
vendor-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WVVKOBJR5APOB3KWUWJ4UWQHUBZQL6C6/
vendor-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6CFFFWIWALGQPKINRDW3PRGRD5LOLGZA/
vendor-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BRWQNE3TH5UF64IKHKKHVCHJHUOVKJUH/
vendor-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/202007-19
vendor-advisory
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github.com
/dbry/WavPack/issues/53
third-party-advisory
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seclists.org
/bugtraq/2019/Dec/37
mailing-list
- packetstormsecurity.com /files/155743/Slackware-Security-Advisory-wavpack-Updates.html
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lists.debian.org
/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00013.html
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-19840
- NVD CVE-2018-19840
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