CVE-2018-7254

Publication date 19 February 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

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

Show unmaintained releases

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

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.8 · High
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	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