PT-2018-13756 · Kakao · Potplayer

Nightohl · Published 2018-09-10 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2018-16797

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PotPlayer version 1.7.8556

Description A heap-based buffer overflow issue exists, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .wav file with large BytesPerSec and SamplesPerSec values, and a small Data Chunk Size value.

Recommendations For version 1.7.8556, consider avoiding the use of .wav files with large BytesPerSec and SamplesPerSec values, and a small Data Chunk Size value, until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-16797

Affected Products

Potplayer

References · 3

• 🔥 https://nightohl.tistory.com/entry/PotPlayer-Audiowav-File-Vulnerabilitiy?category=780012 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-16797 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16797 · Security Note