What is CVE-2017-8372?

CVE-2017-8372 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Underbit Mad Libmad, classified under Reachable Assertion. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2017-05-01.

How severe is CVE-2017-8372?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Underbit Mad Libmad

CVE-2017-8372

The mad_layer_III function in layer3.c in Underbit MAD libmad 0.15.1b, if NDEBUG is omitted, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via a crafted audio file.

EPSS: 0.021 (79.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Underbit Mad_libmad — versions 0.15.1b
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-617 — Reachable Assertion

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8372?: CVE-2017-8372 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Underbit Mad Libmad, classified under Reachable Assertion. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2017-05-01.
How severe is CVE-2017-8372?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.