CVE-2017-9869 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The II_step_one function in layer2.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.

Published: 2017-06-25

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:lame_project:lame:3.99.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-18779	The II_step_one function in layer2.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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00806.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99272
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/06/17/lame-global-buffer-overflow-in-ii_step_one-layer2-c/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42258/

History

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Subscriptions

Lame Project Lame

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-06-25T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T17:18:01.919Z

Reserved: 2017-06-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-9869

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-06-25T19:29:00.277

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-9869

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-125

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