WAVM prior 2018-09-16 Programs/wavm/wavm.cpp run null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WAVM. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is the function run of the file Programs/wavm/wavm.cpp. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-17293. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in WAVM and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function run of the file Programs/wavm/wavm.cpp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in WAVM before 2018-09-16. The run function in Programs/wavm/wavm.cpp does not check whether there is Emscripten memory to store the command-line arguments passed by the input WebAssembly file's main function, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash by NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact by crafting certain WebAssembly files.

The bug was discovered 09/16/2018. The weakness was shared 09/21/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-17293 since 09/21/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 2018-09-16 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The entry VDB-124338 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WAVM 2018-09-16
Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 31d670b6489e6d708c3b04b911cdf14ac43d846d
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-17293 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-17293
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124339
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/21/2018 17:16
Updated: 05/17/2023 14:09
Changes: 09/21/2018 17:16 (59), 03/26/2020 10:07 (1), 05/17/2023 14:09 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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