Denial of service in libid3tag

Published: 2017-07-31

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2017-11550 CVE-2017-11551
CWE-ID	CWE-476 CWE-119
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	libid3tag Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor	Underbit Technologies

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU11783

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11550

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the id3_ucs4_length function in ucs4.c in libid3tag due to NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted mp3 file and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

libid3tag: 0.15.1b

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:a:underbit_technologies:libid3tag:0.15.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/85

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Memory corruption

EUVDB-ID: #VU11784