CVE-2017-6888
flac - security update
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.29%
Description
An error in the "read_metadata_vorbiscomment_()" function (src/libFLAC/stream_decoder.c) in FLAC version 1.3.2 can be exploited to cause a memory leak via a specially crafted FLAC file.
How to fix CVE-2017-6888
To remediate CVE-2017-6888, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/flac—upgrade to 1.3.2-r2 or later
- —upgrade to 1.3.2-2 or later
- —upgrade to 1.3.2-2+deb9u1 or later
Is CVE-2017-6888 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.3.2-r2
- from 0, < 1.3.2-2
- from 0, < 1.3.2-2+deb9u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |