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CVE-2017-16898

Published: 20 November 2017

The printMP3Headers function in util/listmp3.c in libming v0.4.8 or earlier is vulnerable to a global buffer overflow, which may allow attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-9264.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
ming
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

xenial Needed

artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

hirsute Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
upstream Needed

zesty Does not exist

mantic Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H