Description
id3_utf16_deserialize() in utf16.c in libid3tag through 0.15.1b misparses ID3v2 tags encoded in UTF-16 with an odd number of bytes, triggering an endless loop allocating memory until an OOM condition is reached, leading to denial-of-service (DoS).
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 7.5/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=304913Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=162647Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://sources.debian.org/patches/libid3tag/0.15.1b-13/10_utf16.dpatch/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=304913Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=162647Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://sources.debian.org/patches/libid3tag/0.15.1b-13/10_utf16.dpatch/Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 20, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified