CVE-2018-7253: Canonical Ubuntu Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 2.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The ParseDsdiffHeaderConfig function of the cli/dsdiff.c file of WavPack 5.1.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service (heap-based buffer over-read) or possibly overwrite the heap via a maliciously crafted DSDIFF file.

Affected products

• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: version 17.10 only
• Debian Debian Linux: version 9.0 only
• Wavpack Wavpack: version 5.1.0 only

Published 2018-02-19. Last modified 2026-06-17.