CVE-2018-14051
The function wav_read in libwav.c in libwav through 2017-04-20 has an infinite loop.
The function wav_read in libwav.c in libwav through 2017-04-20 has an infinite loop.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The function wav_read in libwav.c in libwav through 2017-04-20 has an infinite loop.
- Record
CVE-2018-14051- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The function wav_read in libwav.c in libwav through 2017-04-20 has an infinite loop.
- Record
CVE-2018-14051- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-5977 No score
The function wav_read in libwav.c in libwav through 2017-04-20 has an infinite loop.
- Record
EUVD-2018-5977- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-433p-jx86-q7vw
The function wav_read in libwav.c in libwav through 2017-04-20 has an infinite loop.
The function wav_read in libwav.c in libwav through 2017-04-20 has an infinite loop.
- Record
GHSA-433p-jx86-q7vw- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-14051 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Libwav Project Libwav, published July 13, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.66%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.