CVE-2017-12678
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 8, 2017 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:03 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxTaglib
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
In TagLib 1.11.1, the rebuildAggregateFrames function in id3v2framefactory.cpp has a pointer to cast vulnerability, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted audio file.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/taglib/taglib/commit/cb9f07d9dcd791b63e622da43f7b232adaec0a9ax_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/taglib/taglib/issues/829x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/taglib/taglib/pull/831Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00020.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-434
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