Double free in libcdio - CVE-2017-18201
Published: March 19, 2018 / Updated: March 20, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11166
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/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-2017-18201
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GNU
Affected software:
libcdio
libcdio
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the get_cdtext_generic() function due to double free. A local attacker can send specially crafted input, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in the get_cdtext_generic() function due to double free. A local attacker can send specially crafted input, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-18201
Update to version 2.0.0.