wavpack: out of bounds write in ParseRiffHeaderConfig in riff.c
Published Apr 29, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.00%
Description
An issue was discovered in WavPack 5.1.0 and earlier. The WAV parser component contains a vulnerability that allows writing to memory because ParseRiffHeaderConfig in riff.c does not reject multiple format chunks.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wavpack
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wavpack
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
wavpack
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wavpack | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wavpack | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | wavpack | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is now in Maintenance support 2 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This issue has been rated as having a security impact of Moderate, and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.00% (0.02003) | 80.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 2.00% (0.02003) | 79.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 3.62% (0.03620) | 89.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 2.00% (0.02003) | 79.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.62% (0.03620) | 88.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 2.03% (0.02034) | 79.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 3.68% (0.03677) | 88.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 2.03% (0.02034) | 79.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3.68% (0.03677) | 88.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.03% (0.02034) | 78.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.96% (0.00962) | 74.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.77% (0.08773) | 87.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.38% (0.00382) | 57.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00320) | 71.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00320) | 69.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00320) | 66.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00230) | 59.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.27% (0.02273) | 50.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.27% (0.02273) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (14)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155743/Slackware-Security-Advisory-wavpack-Updates.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10536 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1574719 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/commit/26cb47f99d481ad9b93eeff80d26e6b63bbd7e15 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/issues/30 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/issues/31 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/issues/32 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6CFFFWIWALGQPKINRDW3PRGRD5LOLGZA/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BRWQNE3TH5UF64IKHKKHVCHJHUOVKJUH/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10536
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/37 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3637-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10536
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4197 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
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