CVE-2017-6888

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-6888
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-04-25 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:49:00 UTC
DescriptionAn 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-772

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 32 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 33 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 32 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 33 All All All
Application Flac Project Flac All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: mingw-flac-1.3.3-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: mingw-flac-1.3.3-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
git.xiph.org CONFIRM git.xiph.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
Computer Security Research - Secunia MISC secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 32 Update: mingw-flac-1.3.3-1.fc32 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
End of Support for the Secunia Community Site - Community MISC secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 32 Update: mingw-flac-1.3.3-1.fc32 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
git.xiph.org git.xiph.org
[SECURITY] [DLA 2514-1] flac security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 199039 Ubuntu Security Notification for FLAC Vulnerabilities (USN-5733-1)
  • 500184 Alpine Linux Security Update for flac
  • 503924 Alpine Linux Security Update for flac
  • 610324 Google Android March 2021 Security Patch Missing for Huawei EMUI
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