# CVE-2018-19841: wavpack-devel: WavPack is a completely open audio compression format providing lossless, high-quality lossy, and a unique hybrid com...

CVE-2018-19841 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by libwavpack1 5.1.0-2ubuntu1.2, released December 3, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19841
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 5.5 (Low)
- EPSS: 0.0246
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Dec 3, 2018

## Description

WavPack is a completely open audio compression format providing lossless, high-quality lossy, and a unique hybrid compression mode.   Security Fix(es):  * wawpack: Infinite loop in WavpackPackInit function lead to DoS (CVE-2018-19840)  * wawpack: Out-of-bounds read in WavpackVerifySingleBlock function leads to DoS (CVE-2018-19841)  * wavpack: Use of uninitialized variable in WavpackSetConfiguration64 leads to DoS (CVE-2019-11498)  * wavpack: Divide by zero in ParseDsdiffHeaderConfig leads to crash (CVE-2019-1010315)  * wavpack: Use of uninitialized variable in ParseCaffHeaderConfig leads to DoS (CVE-2019-1010317)  * wavpack: Use of uninitialized variable in ParseWave64HeaderConfig leads to DoS (CVE-2019-1010319)  For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.  Additional Changes:  For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Release Notes linked from the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | libwavpack1 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 5.1.0-2ubuntu1.2 | [libwavpack1 5.1.0-2ubuntu1.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libwavpack1-5.1.0-2ubuntu1.2.md) | Dec 3, 2018 |
| Linux | wavpack RHEL 8 | 0:5.1.0-15.el8 | [RHSA-2020:1581](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-1581.md) | Apr 28, 2020 |
| Linux | wavpack Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 5.1.0-2ubuntu1.2 | [wavpack 5.1.0-2ubuntu1.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-wavpack-5.1.0-2ubuntu1.2.md) | Dec 3, 2018 |
| Linux | wavpack ol 8 | 0:5.1.0-15.el8 | [ELSA-2020-1581](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-1581.md) | May 5, 2020 |
| Linux | wavpack-devel RHEL 8 | 0:5.1.0-15.el8 | [RHSA-2020:1581](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-1581.md) | Apr 28, 2020 |
| Linux | wavpack-devel ol 8 | 0:5.1.0-15.el8 | [ELSA-2020-1581](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-1581.md) | May 5, 2020 |

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