CVE-2017-16898

Published: Nov 20, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Libming: Libming

Libming

1 product

Libming

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Libming Libming	Up to 0.4.8

Related CWEs

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.

References (4)

https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/75

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00014.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/75

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00014.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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