CVE-2017-9870
The III_i_stereo function in layer3.c in mpglib, as used in libmpgdecoder.a in LAME 3.99.5 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted audio file that is mishandled in…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.21%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The III_i_stereo function in layer3.c in mpglib, as used in libmpgdecoder.a in LAME 3.99.5 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted audio file that is mishandled in the code for the "block_type == 2" case, a similar issue to CVE-2017-11126.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.21% probability · 67th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- lame project/lame
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99287
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/06/17/lame-global-buffer-overflow-in-iii_i_stereo-layer3-c/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99287
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/06/17/lame-global-buffer-overflow-in-iii_i_stereo-layer3-c/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.