CVE-2017-9872 Information

Description

The III_dequantize_sample 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 (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted audio file.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99270 https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/06/17/lame-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-iii_dequantize_sample-layer3-c/ https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42259/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8