medium
5.5
CWE
908 457
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2019-1010317

First published: Thu Jul 11 2019(Updated: )

WavPack 5.1.0 and earlier is affected by: CWE-457: Use of Uninitialized Variable. The impact is: Unexpected control flow, crashes, and segfaults. The component is: ParseCaffHeaderConfig (caff.c:486). The attack vector is: Maliciously crafted .wav file. The fixed version is: After commit https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/commit/f68a9555b548306c5b1ee45199ccdc4a16a6101b.

Credit: josh@bress.net

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
ubuntu/wavpack<5.1.0-2ubuntu1.4
5.1.0-2ubuntu1.4
ubuntu/wavpack<5.1.0-5ubuntu0.2
5.1.0-5ubuntu0.2
debian/wavpack
5.4.0-1
5.6.0-1
5.7.0-1
libwavpack1<=5.1.0
Fedora=29
Fedora=30
Fedora=31
Ubuntu=18.04
Ubuntu=19.04
Debian=9.0
Wavpack<=5.1.0

Remedy

https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/commit/f68a9555b548306c5b1ee45199ccdc4a16a6101b

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2019-1010317?

    CVE-2019-1010317 has a high severity due to the potential for unexpected control flow, crashes, and segmentation faults.

  • How do I fix CVE-2019-1010317?

    To fix CVE-2019-1010317, update WavPack to version 5.1.0-2ubuntu1.4 or later on Ubuntu, or to versions 5.4.0-1, 5.6.0-1, or 5.7.0-1 on Debian.

  • Which versions of WavPack are affected by CVE-2019-1010317?

    WavPack versions 5.1.0 and earlier are affected by CVE-2019-1010317.

  • What is the nature of the vulnerability CVE-2019-1010317?

    CVE-2019-1010317 is caused by the use of uninitialized variables in the ParseCaffHeaderConfig function.

  • What are the implications of CVE-2019-1010317 for users?

    Users may experience crashes or unexpected behavior when processing maliciously crafted .wav files due to CVE-2019-1010317.

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