CVE-2018-16766

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

8.8

In WAVM through 2018-07-26, a crafted file sent to the WebAssembly Virtual Machine may cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact because Errors::unreachable() is reached.

CVSS v3: 8.8
EG Score: 8.8(medium)
EPSS: 53.1%
KEV: Not listed

Published

September 10, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

cve@mitrehttps://github.com/AndrewScheidecker/WAVM/issues/96
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/AndrewScheidecker/WAVM/issues/96

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-670

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-16766?

CVE-2018-16766 is a high vulnerability published on September 10, 2018. In WAVM through 2018-07-26, a crafted file sent to the WebAssembly Virtual Machine may cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact because Errors::unreachable() is reached.

When was CVE-2018-16766 disclosed?

CVE-2018-16766 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 10, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2018-16766 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-16766 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 53.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-16766?

CVE-2018-16766 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2018-16766?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-16766, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2018-16766

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