What is CVE-2017-9869?

CVE-2017-9869 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lame_project Lame, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-06-25.

How severe is CVE-2017-9869?

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

Out-of-bounds Read in Lame_project Lame

CVE-2017-9869

The II_step_one function in layer2.c in mpglib, as used in libmpgdecoder.a in LAME 3.99.5 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted audio file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.041 (89.4th 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-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9869?: CVE-2017-9869 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lame_project Lame, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-06-25.
How severe is CVE-2017-9869?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.