#VU12888 Memory leak in FLAC - CVE-2017-6888

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#VU12888 Memory leak in FLAC - CVE-2017-6888

Published: May 21, 2018 / Updated: May 23, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12888
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6888
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FLAC
Software vendor:
xiph.org

Description

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

The weakness exists in the "read_metadata_vorbiscomment_()" function in src/libFLAC/stream_decoder.c due to memory leak. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted FLAC file and cause the service to crash.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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