vulnerability

Alpine Linux: CVE-2017-8374: Out-of-bounds Read

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
May 1, 2017
Added
Nov 8, 2019
Modified
Mar 25, 2026

Description

The mad_bit_skip function in bit.c in Underbit MAD libmad 0.15.1b allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted audio file.

Solution

alpine-linux-upgrade-libmad
Title
Rapid7 Labs

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