CVE-2008-2109

Public Exploit

Description

field.c in the libid3tag 0.15.0b library allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an ID3_FIELD_TYPE_STRINGLIST field that ends in '\0', which triggers an infinite loop.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 7.43% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:103	vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-15.xml	vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00159.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30173	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30182	third party advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=210564	patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29210	vdb entry
http://www.mars.org/mailman/public/mad-dev/2008-January/001366.html	exploit mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42271	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2109?: CVE-2008-2109 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2109?: To fix CVE-2008-2109, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2109 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-2109 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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