What is CVE-2017-11550?

CVE-2017-11550 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libid3tag Project, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-07-31.

How severe is CVE-2017-11550?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-11550 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

NULL pointer dereference in Libid3tag Project

CVE-2017-11550

The id3_ucs4_length function in ucs4.c in libid3tag 0.15.1b allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL Pointer Dereference and application crash) via a crafted mp3 file.

EPSS: 0.015 (70.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Libid3tag_project Libid3tag — versions 0.15.1b
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

Public proof-of-concept exploits

andir/nixos-issue-db-example

References

cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11550?: CVE-2017-11550 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libid3tag Project, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-07-31.
How severe is CVE-2017-11550?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-11550 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.