CVE-2017-16898

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/75Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00014.html
https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/75Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00014.html

Timeline

Published: Nov 20, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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