TI-2018-12338 Aliases CVE-2018-17292 GHSA-2rpf-552f-x2xx

An issue was discovered in WAVM before 2018-09-16.

LOW 31CWE-125Published 2018-09-21 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An issue was discovered in WAVM before 2018-09-16. The loadModule function in Include/Inline/CLI.h lacks checking of the file length before a file magic comparison, allowing attackers to cause a Denial of Service (application crash caused by out-of-bounds read) by crafting a file that has fewer than 4 bytes.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01228 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:webassembly_virtual_machine_project:webassembly_virtual_machine::::::::	before 2018-09-16	Vulnerable	Webassembly Virtual Machine Project

cpe:2.3:a:webassembly_virtual_machine_project:webassembly_virtual_machine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2018-09-16 Vulnerable ·Webassembly Virtual Machine Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-17292
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2rpf-552f-x2xx

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/WAVM/WAVM/issues/109

Patch 1

https://github.com/WAVM/WAVM/commit/2de6cf70c5ef31e22ed119a25ac2daeefd3d18a1

TI-2018-12339 An issue was discovered in WAVM before 2018-09-16. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2018-12007 In WAVM through 2018-07-26, a crafted file sent to the WebAssembly Virtual Machine may… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2018-12006 In WAVM through 2018-07-26, a crafted file sent to the WebAssembly Virtual Machine may… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2018-12005 In WAVM through 2018-07-26, a crafted file sent to the WebAssembly Virtual Machine may… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2018-12004 In WAVM through 2018-07-26, a crafted file sent to the WebAssembly Virtual Machine may… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2018-12003 In WAVM through 2018-07-26, a crafted file sent to the WebAssembly Virtual Machine may… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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