CVE-2018-18195 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published 9 Oct 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

A divide-by-zero error in libgig allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted DLS files.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-18195?

CVE-2018-18195 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An issue was discovered in libgig 4.1.0. There is an FPE (divide-by-zero error) in DLS::Sample::Sample in DLS.cpp.

Weakness: CWE-369

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18195?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linuxsampler Libgig.

How do I fix CVE-2018-18195?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18195 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-2018-18195 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18195 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-18195, GHSA-5fcc-x4f9-fjxv, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18195.