Use-after-free in mp3splt - CVE-2017-5666
Published: March 1, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39605
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5666
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: io_alex_2004
Affected software:
mp3splt
mp3splt
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The free_options function in options_manager.c in mp3splt 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid free and crash) via a crafted file.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-5666
Install update from vendor's website.