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CVE-2017-6888 — An error in the "read_metadata_vorbiscomment_()" function (src/libFLAC/stream_de

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.

CVSS
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EPSS
0.45% (top 36.90%)
CWE
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Published
2018-04-25T21:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T15:41:17.756Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
FLACFLAC1.3.2

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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