CVE-2012-1584

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.

How to fix CVE-2012-1584

To remediate CVE-2012-1584, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/taglib—upgrade to 1.7.1-1 or later

Is CVE-2012-1584 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 2.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 1.7.1-1

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1584