CVE-2012-1584
Integer overflow in the mid function in toolkit/tbytevector.cpp in TagLib 1.7 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file header field in a media file, which triggers a large memory…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.65%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Integer overflow in the mid function in toolkit/tbytevector.cpp in TagLib 1.7 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file header field in a media file, which triggers a large memory allocation.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.65% probability · 86th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- scott wheeler/taglib
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 2.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/taglib-devel/2012-March/002186.html
- http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/taglib-devel/2012-March/002191.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48211Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48792
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49688Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201206-16.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/05/19
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/21/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/26/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52290
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78909
- https://github.com/taglib/taglib/commit/dcdf4fd954e3213c355746fa15b7480461972308Exploit, Patch
- http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/taglib-devel/2012-March/002186.html
- http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/taglib-devel/2012-March/002191.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48211Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48792
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49688Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201206-16.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/05/19
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/21/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/26/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52290
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78909
- https://github.com/taglib/taglib/commit/dcdf4fd954e3213c355746fa15b7480461972308Exploit, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.