CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-8374
5.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-05-01
- 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-125
Description
The mad_bit_skip function in bit.c in Underbit MAD libmad 0.15.1b allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted audio file.
Affected configurations
• underbit mad libmad 0.15.1b
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read weakness
References
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/30/libmad-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-mad_bit_skip-bit-c/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00011.html lists.debian.org
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4192 www.debian.org
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/30/libmad-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-mad_bit_skip-bit-c/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00011.html lists.debian.org
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4192 www.debian.org