#VU38817 Stack-based buffer overflow in lame - CVE-2017-9872
Published: June 25, 2017 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38817
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9872
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
lame
lame
Software vendor:
lame.sourceforge.net
lame.sourceforge.net
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the III_dequantize_sample function in layer3.c in mpglib, as used in libmpgdecoder.a when processing a crafted audio file. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.