CVE-2012-1107

Public Exploit

Description

The analyzeCurrent function in ape/apeproperties.cpp in TagLib 1.7 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted sampleRate in an ape file, which triggers a divide-by-zero error.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.86% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/49688	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/79814	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/48792	third party advisory
http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/taglib-devel/2012-March/002186.html	mailing list
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201206-16.xml	vendor advisory
https://github.com/taglib/taglib/commit/77d61c6eca4d08b9b025738acf6b926cc750db23	patch exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/48211	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52284	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73666	vdb entry
http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/taglib-devel/2012-March/002187.html	mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/05/19	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1107?: CVE-2012-1107 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1107?: To fix CVE-2012-1107, 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-2012-1107 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2012-1107 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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