Name: CVE-2017-15018: Out-of-bounds Read
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-15018, CWE-125, CVSS 5.5, EPSS 0.00863

LAME 3.99.5, 3.99.4, 3.99.3, 3.99.2, 3.99.1, 3.99, 3.98.4, 3.98.2 and 3.98 have a heap-based buffer over-read when handling a malformed file in k_34_4 in vbrquantize.c.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Arch Linux	—	Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux	Jul 11, 2025	Oct 4, 2017
Debian	—	Upgrade lame	Jul 30, 2024	Oct 5, 2017
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Feb 5, 2015
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade lame (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmp3lame0 (Ubuntu Pro)	Mar 22, 2023	Oct 5, 2017

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CVSS Details

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