CVE-2018-14051 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service via an infinite loop in the libwav library's wav_read function.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-14051?
CVE-2018-14051 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The function wav_read in libwav.c in libwav through 2017-04-20 has an infinite loop.
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14051?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libwav Project Libwav.
How do I fix CVE-2018-14051?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14051 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2018-14051 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14051 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-433p-jx86-q7vw.