CVEvulnerability

CVE-2017-16898

5.5 MEDIUM Published 2017-11-20 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2017-11-20
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-119

Description

The printMP3Headers function in util/listmp3.c in libming v0.4.8 or earlier is vulnerable to a global buffer overflow, which may allow attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-9264.

Affected configurations

• libming libming (<= 0.4.8)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness

References