Wavpack up to 5.1.0 DSDiff dsdiff.c out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wavpack up to 5.1.0. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file dsdiff.c of the component DSDiff Handler. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2018-10539. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Wavpack up to 5.1.0. This affects an unknown function of the file dsdiff.c of the component DSDiff Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in WavPack 5.1.0 and earlier for DSDiff input. Out-of-bounds writes can occur because ParseDsdiffHeaderConfig in dsdiff.c does not validate the sizes of unknown chunks before attempting memory allocation, related to a lack of integer-overflow protection within a bytes_to_copy calculation and subsequent malloc call, leading to insufficient memory allocation.

The bug was discovered 04/23/2018. The weakness was released 04/29/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-10539 since 04/29/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 109469 (Ubuntu 17.10 / 18.04 LTS : wavpack vulnerabilities (USN-3637-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 197125 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Wavpack Vulnerabilities (USN-3637-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (109469). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-117198, VDB-117199, VDB-117200 and VDB-117202. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 109469
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 17.10 / 18.04 LTS : wavpack vulnerabilities (USN-3637-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 53695
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for wavpack FEDORA-2018-d6002f761d
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

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04/23/2018 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-3637-1
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-10539 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-10539
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-117201

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/30/2018 09:05
Updated: 03/08/2023 08:46
Changes: 04/30/2018 09:05 (73), 02/01/2020 10:40 (3), 03/08/2023 08:40 (5), 03/08/2023 08:42 (1), 03/08/2023 08:46 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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