CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-15019

HIGH
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

LAME 3.99.5 has a NULL Pointer Dereference in the hip_decode_init function within libmp3lame/mpglib_interface.c via a malformed mpg file, because of an incorrect calloc call.

How to fix

Remediation Available
lameDebian
Fixed in:3.100-1CVE-2017-15019
Fixed in:3.100-1CVE-2017-15019
Fixed in:3.100-1CVE-2017-15019
Fixed in:3.100-1CVE-2017-15019
lameUbuntu
Fixed in:3.99.5+repack1-3ubuntu1+esm3USN-4780-1
Fixed in:3.99.5+repack1-9ubuntu0.1~esm2USN-4780-1
libmp3lame0Ubuntu
Fixed in:3.99.5+repack1-3ubuntu1+esm3USN-4780-1
Fixed in:3.99.5+repack1-9ubuntu0.1~esm2USN-4780-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.05%probability of exploitation in 30 days
60thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 60% of all known CVEs.

References

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