{"id":"CVE-2018-7254","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-7254","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T01:52:09.715Z","title":"The ParseCaffHeaderConfig function of the cli/caff.c file of WavPack 5.1.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service (global buffer over-read), or possibly trigger a buffer overflow or incorrect memory allocation, via a maliciously crafted…","description":"The ParseCaffHeaderConfig function of the cli/caff.c file of WavPack 5.1.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service (global buffer over-read), or possibly trigger a buffer overflow or incorrect memory allocation, via a maliciously crafted CAF file.","published":"2018-02-19T23:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:02:53.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-125"],"affected":["wavpack/wavpack","debian/debian linux"],"epss":{"score":0.09802,"percentile":0.9552,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.16212,"percentile":0.96849},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.09723,"percentile":0.95297}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2018-02-21","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":44154,"kind":"exploit","title":"Wavpack 5.1.0 - Denial of Service","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44154","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/dos/44154.py","file":"exploits/multiple/dos/44154.py","published":"2018-02-21","added":"2018-02-21","updated":"2018-02-21","author":"r4xis","type":"dos","platform":"multiple","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2018-7254"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.comwavpack-5.1.0-x64.zip","screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 9.8%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.16212,"from":0.09723,"percentile":0.96849},"summary":"EPSS moved from 9.7% to 16.2% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155743/Slackware-Security-Advisory-wavpack-Updates.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=889274","tags":["Issue Tracking","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/commit/8e3fe45a7bac31d9a3b558ae0079e2d92a04799e","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/issues/26","tags":["Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/37","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3578-1/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4125","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44154/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155743/Slackware-Security-Advisory-wavpack-Updates.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=889274","tags":["Issue Tracking","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/commit/8e3fe45a7bac31d9a3b558ae0079e2d92a04799e","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/issues/26","tags":["Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/37","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3578-1/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4125","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44154/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7254","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}