CVE-2017-15185
medium
CVSS v3
5.0
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.0
Description
plugins/ogg.c in Libmp3splt 0.9.2 calls the libvorbis vorbis_block_clear function with uninitialized data upon detection of invalid input, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
50%
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 | 2.6.2+20170630-2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.6.2+20170630-2 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.6.2+20170630-2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.6.2+20170630-2 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.6.2+20170630-2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| libmp3splt_project | libmp3splt | 0.9.2 | |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/82
- https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/users/ron/mp3splt.git/commit/?id=18f018cd774cb931116ce06a520dc0c5f9443932
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts/2017/09/msg00115.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42399/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15185
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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