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CVE-2018-7253 (GCVE-0-2018-7253)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-02-19 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 06:24
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Summary
The ParseDsdiffHeaderConfig function of the cli/dsdiff.c file of WavPack 5.1.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service (heap-based buffer over-read) or possibly overwrite the heap via a maliciously crafted DSDIFF file.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2018-02-19 00:00
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