Out-of-bounds Read Affecting wavpack-devel package, versions <0:5.1.0-15.el8


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-WAVPACKDEVEL-2552615
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed4 Dec 2018

Introduced: 4 Dec 2018

CVE-2018-19841  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 wavpack-devel to version 0:5.1.0-15.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-1581.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wavpack-devel package and not the wavpack-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The function WavpackVerifySingleBlock in open_utils.c in libwavpack.a in WavPack through 5.1.0 allows attackers to cause a denial-of-service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted WavPack Lossless Audio file, as demonstrated by wvunpack.

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