Name: CVE-2017-11552: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-11552, CWE-119, CVSS 6.5, EPSS 0.07208

mpg321.c in mpg321 0.3.2-1 does not properly manage memory for use with libmad 0.15.1b, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption seen in a crash in the mad_decoder_run function in decoder.c in libmad) via a crafted MP3 file.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 6.5
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade libmad	Aug 22, 2024	Aug 1, 2017
Debian	—	Upgrade mpg321	Jul 30, 2024	Aug 1, 2017
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Aug 1, 2017

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CVSS Details

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