Description
Integer overflow in the mid function in toolkit/tbytevector.cpp in TagLib 1.7 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file header field in a media file, which triggers a large memory allocation.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.3/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/taglib-devel/2012-March/002186.html
- http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/taglib-devel/2012-March/002191.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48211Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48792
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49688Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201206-16.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/05/19
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/21/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/26/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52290
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78909
- https://github.com/taglib/taglib/commit/dcdf4fd954e3213c355746fa15b7480461972308Exploit, Patch
- http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/taglib-devel/2012-March/002186.html
- http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/taglib-devel/2012-March/002191.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48211Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48792
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49688Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201206-16.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/05/19
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/21/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/26/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52290
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78909
- https://github.com/taglib/taglib/commit/dcdf4fd954e3213c355746fa15b7480461972308Exploit, Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 6, 2012
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified