CVE-2018-10538: debian debian_linux Out-of-bounds Write
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-10538 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 4Timeline
- 29-04-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue was discovered in WavPack 5.1.0 and earlier for WAV input. Out-of-bounds writes can occur because ParseRiffHeaderConfig in riff.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.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.72%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
77%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.12 pp
From 1.60% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundWavpack
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian2 products
- wavpack< 5.1.0-3
- debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0
Alpine1 product
- wavpack< 5.1.0-r6 | < 5.1.0-r2
Ubuntu1 product
- wavpack< 5.1.0-2ubuntu1.1
Wavpack1 product
- wavpack≤ 5.1.0
4 vendors · 5 products
References
13 links
- github.com/dbry/WavPack/commit/6f8bb34c2993a48ab9afbe353e6d0cff7c8d821dX Refsource MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryREPORT