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CVE-2017-115521 exploit

mpg321.c in mpg321 0.3.2-1 does not properly manage memory for use with libmad 0.15.1b, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
7.2%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

mpg321.c in mpg321 0.3.2-1 does not properly manage memory for use with libmad 0.15.1b, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption seen in a crash in the mad_decoder_run function in decoder.c in libmad) via a crafted MP3 file.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

7.21% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-42409 libmad 0.15.1b - 'mp3' Memory Corruption · dos · 2017-08-01

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.06.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

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

References

  • bugs.debian.org /cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=870406 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/94 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/42409/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred

Sources

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