What is CVE-2017-9412?

CVE-2017-9412 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lame_project Lame, 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 Lame

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

EPSS: 0.040 (89.2th 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

Lame_project Lame — versions 3.99.5
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9412?: CVE-2017-9412 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lame_project Lame, 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.