CVE-2017-9870
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.40%
Description
The III_i_stereo function in layer3.c in mpglib, as used in libmpgdecoder.a in LAME 3.99.5 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted audio file that is mishandled in the code for the "block_type == 2" case, a similar issue to CVE-2017-11126.
How to fix CVE-2017-9870
To remediate CVE-2017-9870, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 3.99.5+repack1-8 or later
Is CVE-2017-9870 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.99.5+repack1-8
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |