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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

groovy Does not exist

hirsute Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

precise Does not exist

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

xenial Ignored
(abandoned)
chromium-browser
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(reached 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)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(code not present)
impish Not vulnerable
(code not present)
jammy Not vulnerable
(code not present)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(code not present)
precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [code not present])
upstream
Released
xenial Not vulnerable
(code not present)
flac
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
bionic
Released (1.3.2-1ubuntu0.1)
cosmic Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
disco Not vulnerable
(1.3.2-3)
eoan Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
focal Not vulnerable
(1.3.3-1build1)
groovy Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
hirsute Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
impish Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
jammy Not vulnerable
(1.3.3-2build2)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(1.3.4-2)
precise Does not exist

trusty
Released (1.3.0-2ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1)
upstream
Released (1.3.3)
xenial
Released (1.3.1-4ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Patches:
upstream: https://git.xiph.org/?p=flac.git;a=commit;h=4f47b63e9c971e6391590caf00a0f2a5ed612e67
mame
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(reached 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)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(uses system libflac)
impish Not vulnerable
(uses system libflac)
jammy Not vulnerable
(uses system libflac)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(uses system libflac)
precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was needs-triage)
upstream Not vulnerable
(uses system libflac)
xenial Not vulnerable
(uses system libflac)
oxide-qt
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(reached 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

hirsute Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

precise 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)
praat
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
bionic Needs triage

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

groovy Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
hirsute Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
impish Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
jammy Needs triage

kinetic Needs triage

precise Does not exist

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

xenial Needs triage

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