Name: CVE-2017-9872: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-9872, CWE-119, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.034

The III_dequantize_sample function in layer3.c in mpglib, as used in libmpgdecoder.a in LAME 3.99.5 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted audio file.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.8
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade lame	Jul 30, 2024	Jun 25, 2017
Suse	—	Upgrade libmp3lame-develUpgrade lame-mp3rtpUpgrade libmp3lame0Upgrade lameUpgrade lame-doc	Feb 27, 2018	Jun 25, 2017
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Jun 25, 2017

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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