vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2018-19840: CVE-2018-19840 wawpack: Infinite loop in WavpackPackInit function lead to DoS (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Dec 4, 2018 | Apr 29, 2020 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Dec 4, 2018
Added
Apr 29, 2020
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
The function WavpackPackInit in pack_utils.c in libwavpack.a in WavPack through 5.1.0 allows attackers to cause a denial-of-service (resource exhaustion caused by an infinite loop) via a crafted wav audio file because WavpackSetConfiguration64 mishandles a sample rate of zero.
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-wavpackredhat-upgrade-wavpack-debuginforedhat-upgrade-wavpack-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-wavpack-devel
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