CVE-2004-2779
id3_utf16_deserialize() in utf16.c in libid3tag through 0.15.1b misparses ID3v2 tags encoded in UTF-16 with an odd number of bytes, triggering an endless loop allocating memory until an OOM condition is reached, leading to denial-of-service (DoS).
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
id3_utf16_deserialize() in utf16.c in libid3tag through 0.15.1b misparses ID3v2 tags encoded in UTF-16 with an odd number of bytes, triggering an endless loop allocating memory until an OOM condition is reached, leading to denial-of-service (DoS).
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.46% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- underbit/libid3tag
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=304913Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=162647Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://sources.debian.org/patches/libid3tag/0.15.1b-13/10_utf16.dpatch/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=304913Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=162647Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://sources.debian.org/patches/libid3tag/0.15.1b-13/10_utf16.dpatch/Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.