What is CVE-2017-9545?

CVE-2017-9545 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mpg123, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-07-27.

How severe is CVE-2017-9545?

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

Out-of-bounds Read in Mpg123

CVE-2017-9545

The next_text function in src/libmpg123/id3.c in mpg123 1.24.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted mp3 file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.012 (64.1th 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

Mpg123 — versions 1.24.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9545?: CVE-2017-9545 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mpg123, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-07-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-9545?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.