Wavpack up to 5.1.0 W64 Parser wave64.c ParseWave64HeaderConfig out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Wavpack up to 5.1.0. This affects the function ParseWave64HeaderConfig of the file wave64.c of the component W64 Parser. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-10540. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Wavpack up to 5.1.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function ParseWave64HeaderConfig of the file wave64.c of the component W64 Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in WavPack 5.1.0 and earlier for W64 input. Out-of-bounds writes can occur because ParseWave64HeaderConfig in wave64.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 disclosed 04/29/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-10540 since 04/29/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

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). The entries VDB-117198, VDB-117199, VDB-117200 and VDB-117201 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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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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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-3637-1
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-10540 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-10540
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-117202

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/30/2018 09:06
Updated: 03/08/2023 08:54
Changes: 04/30/2018 09:06 (74), 02/01/2020 10:47 (3), 03/08/2023 08:48 (5), 03/08/2023 08:51 (1), 03/08/2023 08:54 (1)
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