VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-8372
The mad_layer_III function in layer3.c in Underbit MAD libmad 0.15.1b, if NDEBUG is omitted, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via a crafted audio file.
MEDIUM 4.7EPSS 2.07%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.07%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The mad_layer_III function in layer3.c in Underbit MAD libmad 0.15.1b, if NDEBUG is omitted, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via a crafted audio file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 4.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.07% probability · 81th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-617
- Affected
- underbit/mad libmad
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 3.5% on 21 September 2026 to 2.1% on 27 October 2026.
References
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/30/libmad-assertion-failure-in-layer3-c/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00011.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4192
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/30/libmad-assertion-failure-in-layer3-c/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00011.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4192
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.