CVE-2012-1108
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.3
Description
The parse function in ogg/xiphcomment.cpp in TagLib 1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted vendorLength field in an ogg file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.7.1-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.7.1-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.7.1-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.7.1-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.7.1-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| scott_wheeler | taglib | {"endIncluding":"1.7"} | |
| scott_wheeler | taglib | 1.0 | |
| scott_wheeler | taglib | 1.1 | |
| scott_wheeler | taglib | 1.2 | |
| scott_wheeler | taglib | 1.3 | |
| scott_wheeler | taglib | 1.3.1 | |
| scott_wheeler | taglib | 1.4 | |
| scott_wheeler | taglib | 1.5 | |
| scott_wheeler | taglib | 1.6 | |
| scott_wheeler | taglib | 1.6.1 | |
| scott_wheeler | taglib | 1.6.2 | |
| scott_wheeler | taglib | 1.6.3 | |
References
- http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/taglib-devel/2012-March/002186.html
- http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/taglib-devel/2012-March/002191.html
- http://osvdb.org/79813
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48211
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48792
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49688
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201206-16.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/05/19
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52284
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73665
- https://github.com/taglib/taglib/commit/b3646a07348ffa276ea41a9dae03ddc63ea6c532
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1108
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.