CVE-2018-17292
The loadModule function in Include/Inline/CLI.h lacks checking of the file length before a file magic comparison, allowing attackers to cause a Denial of Service (application crash caused by out-of-bounds read) by crafting a file that has fewer than 4…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An issue was discovered in WAVM before 2018-09-16. The loadModule function in Include/Inline/CLI.h lacks checking of the file length before a file magic comparison, allowing attackers to cause a Denial of Service (application crash caused by out-of-bounds read) by crafting a file that has fewer than 4 bytes.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.23% probability · 67th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- webassembly virtual machine project/webassembly virtual machine
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/WAVM/WAVM/commit/2de6cf70c5ef31e22ed119a25ac2daeefd3d18a1Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/WAVM/WAVM/issues/109Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/WAVM/WAVM/commit/2de6cf70c5ef31e22ed119a25ac2daeefd3d18a1Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/WAVM/WAVM/issues/109Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.