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CVE-2017-6888

Published: 25 April 2018

An error in the "read_metadata_vorbiscomment_()" function (src/libFLAC/stream_decoder.c) in FLAC version 1.3.2 can be exploited to cause a memory leak via a specially crafted FLAC file.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
code is different in chromium-browser, doesn't look affected

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
android
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

hirsute Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

lunar Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream Needs triage

xenial Ignored
(abandoned)
mantic Does not exist

flac
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
groovy Ignored
(end of life)
bionic
Released (1.3.2-1ubuntu0.1)
focal Not vulnerable
(1.3.3-1build1)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(1.3.4-2)
trusty
Released (1.3.0-2ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
upstream
Released (1.3.3)
xenial
Released (1.3.1-4ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
hirsute Ignored
(end of life)
impish Ignored
(end of life)
artful Ignored
(end of life)
cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Not vulnerable
(1.3.2-3)
eoan Ignored
(end of life)
jammy Not vulnerable
(1.3.3-2build2)
lunar Not vulnerable
(1.3.4-2)
mantic Not vulnerable
(1.3.4-2)
Patches:
upstream: https://git.xiph.org/?p=flac.git;a=commit;h=4f47b63e9c971e6391590caf00a0f2a5ed612e67
praat
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
groovy Ignored
(end of life)
hirsute Ignored
(end of life)
kinetic Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
xenial Needs triage

impish Ignored
(end of life)
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Needs triage

cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Ignored
(end of life)
eoan Ignored
(end of life)
focal Needs triage

jammy Needs triage

lunar Needs triage

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was needs-triage)
upstream Needs triage

mantic Needs triage

chromium-browser
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hirsute Not vulnerable
(code not present)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(code not present)
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable
(code not present)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(code not present)
disco Not vulnerable
(code not present)
eoan Not vulnerable
(code not present)
focal Not vulnerable
(code not present)
groovy Not vulnerable
(code not present)
impish Not vulnerable
(code not present)
jammy Not vulnerable
(code not present)
lunar Not vulnerable
(code not present)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [code not present])
upstream
Released
xenial Not vulnerable
(code not present)
mantic Not vulnerable
(code not present)
mame
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hirsute Not vulnerable
(uses system libflac)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(uses system libflac)
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable
(uses system libflac)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(uses system libflac)
disco Not vulnerable
(uses system libflac)
eoan Not vulnerable
(uses system libflac)
focal Not vulnerable
(uses system libflac)
groovy Not vulnerable
(uses system libflac)
impish Not vulnerable
(uses system libflac)
jammy Not vulnerable
(uses system libflac)
lunar Not vulnerable
(uses system libflac)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was needs-triage)
upstream Not vulnerable
(uses system libflac)
xenial Not vulnerable
(uses system libflac)
mantic Not vulnerable
(uses system libflac)
oxide-qt
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hirsute Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

lunar Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [Ubuntu touch end-of-life])
upstream Needs triage

xenial Ignored
(Ubuntu touch end-of-life)
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:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H