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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-11552

mpg321.c in mpg321 0.3.2-1 does not properly manage memory for use with libmad 0.15.1b, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption seen in a crash in the mad_decoder_run function in decoder.c in libmad) via a crafted…

EXPLOITMEDIUM 6.5EPSS 7.21%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 7.2%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.

Description

mpg321.c in mpg321 0.3.2-1 does not properly manage memory for use with libmad 0.15.1b, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption seen in a crash in the mad_decoder_run function in decoder.c in libmad) via a crafted MP3 file.

CVSS 3.0
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
7.21% probability · 94th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · first 1 August 2017
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
underbit/mad libmad
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%5%10%27 October 2026: 7.21%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 7.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-42409source ↗libmad 0.15.1b - 'mp3' Memory Corruptionlinux · qflb.wudos1 August 2017no

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.