What is CVE-2017-11551?

CVE-2017-11551 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libid3tag Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-07-31.

How severe is CVE-2017-11551?

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

Is CVE-2017-11551 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Libid3tag Project

CVE-2017-11551

The id3_field_parse function in field.c in libid3tag 0.15.1b allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OOM) via a crafted MP3 file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2017-07-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (72.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Libid3tag Project — versions 0.15.1b

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

andir/nixos-issue-db-example

References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/85 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11551?: CVE-2017-11551 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libid3tag Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-07-31.
How severe is CVE-2017-11551?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-11551 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.