CVE-2017-15185

Publication date 9 October 2017

Last updated 26 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

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.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libmp3splt	26.04 LTS resolute	Not in release
	25.10 questing	Not in release
	25.04 plucky	Not in release
	24.10 oracular	Not in release
	24.04 LTS noble	Not in release
	23.10 mantic	Not in release
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not in release
	21.10 impish	Not in release
	21.04 hirsute	Not in release
	20.10 groovy	Not in release
	20.04 LTS focal	Not in release
	19.10 eoan	Not in release
	19.04 disco	Not in release
	18.10 cosmic	Not in release
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not in release
	17.10 artful	Ignored end of life
	17.04 zesty	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Ignored end of standard support, was needed
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
libmp3splt	Debian: 18f018c

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 5.0 · Medium

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality impact	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.0 · Medium
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H