5.5
CVE-2017-16898
- EPSS 0.15%
- Published 20.11.2017 17:29:00
- Last modified 20.04.2025 01:37:25
- Source cve@mitre.org
- CVE-Watchlists
- Open
The printMP3Headers function in util/listmp3.c in libming v0.4.8 or earlier is vulnerable to a global buffer overflow, which may allow attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-9264.
| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 0.15% | 0.32 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 5.5 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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| nvd@nist.gov | 4.3 | 8.6 | 2.9 |
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.