CVE-2012-1108

Public Exploit

Description

The parse function in ogg/xiphcomment.cpp in TagLib 1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted vendorLength field in an ogg file.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.78% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/49688 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/79813 vdb entry
https://github.com/taglib/taglib/commit/b3646a07348ffa276ea41a9dae03ddc63ea6c532 patch exploit
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
http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/taglib-devel/2012-March/002191.html mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/48211 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73665 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52284 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/05/19 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1108?
CVE-2012-1108 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1108?
To fix CVE-2012-1108, 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-2012-1108 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-1108 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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