What is CVE-2017-9412?

CVE-2017-9412 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lame Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-07-27.

How severe is CVE-2017-9412?

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

Buffer overflow in Lame Project

CVE-2017-9412

The unpack_read_samples function in frontend/get_audio.c in LAME 3.99.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted wav file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2017-07-27 · 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: 0.040 (90.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.040 · newest: 0.040 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Lame Project — versions 3.99.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/63 (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42390/ (exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9412?: CVE-2017-9412 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lame Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-07-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-9412?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.