CVE-2017-6888

MEDIUM

FLAC < 1.3.2 - Memory Leak in read_metadata_vorbiscomment_()

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An error in the "read_metadata_vorbiscomment_()" function (src/libFLAC/stream_decoder.c) in FLAC version 1.3.2 can be exploited to cause a memory leak via a specially crafted FLAC file.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00001.html

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0137
EPSS Percentile 68.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-772
Status published
Products (4)
debian/debian_linux 9.0
fedoraproject/fedora 32
fedoraproject/fedora 33
flac_project/flac < 1.3.2
Published Apr 25, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026