CVE-2018-14051

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Published Jul 13, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

The function wav_read in libwav.c in libwav through 2017-04-20 has an infinite loop.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:libwav_project:libwav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-5977	The function wav_read in libwav.c in libwav through 2017-04-20 has an infinite loop.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.656% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/fouzhe/security/tree/master/libwav
https://github.com/marc-q/libwav/issues/21

History

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Subscriptions

Libwav Project Libwav

Weaknesses

CWE-835

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:59 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 13, 2018, 4:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:59 PM
Reserved: Jul 13, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:40 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 13, 2018, 4:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:40 AM

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