NULL pointer dereference in libid3tag - CVE-2017-11550
Published: April 12, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11783
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11550
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
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.
Affected software
libid3tag
Fedora
mingw-libid3tag
libid3tag
Fedora
mingw-libid3tag
libid3tag
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11550
Install update from vendor's website.
mingw-libid3tag - addressed in versions 0.15.1b-23.fc27, 0.15.1b-24.fc28
libid3tag - addressed in versions 0.15.1b-26.fc27, 0.15.1b-28.fc28
libid3tag - addressed in versions 0.15.1b-26.fc27, 0.15.1b-28.fc28