What is CVE-2017-9871?

CVE-2017-9871 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lame_project Lame, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-06-25.

How severe is CVE-2017-9871?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Lame_project Lame

CVE-2017-9871

The III_i_stereo function in layer3.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 (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspec…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.015 (71.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9871?: CVE-2017-9871 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lame_project Lame, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-06-25.
How severe is CVE-2017-9871?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.