SB2018022026 - Fedora 27 update for wavpack
Published: February 20, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018022026
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Stack-based buffer over-read (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6767)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to a stack-based buffer over-read in the ParseRiffHeaderConfig function of cli/riff.c file. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted RF64 file cause the application to crash.
2) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7253)
The vulnerability allows a remote unautheticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in the cli/dsdiff.c source codein the ParseDsdiffHeaderConfig function due to boundary error. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted DSDIFF file, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.