What is CVE-2017-13712?

CVE-2017-13712 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lame Project, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-08-28.

How severe is CVE-2017-13712?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Lame Project

CVE-2017-13712

NULL Pointer Dereference in the id3v2AddAudioDuration function in libmp3lame/id3tag.c in LAME 3.99.5 allows attackers to perform Denial of Service by triggering a NULL first argument.

Published 2017-08-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Lame Project — versions 3.99.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

sourceforge.net/p/lame/bugs/472/ (Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/100525 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-13712?: CVE-2017-13712 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lame Project, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-08-28.
How severe is CVE-2017-13712?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.