CVE-2012-1584

Public Exploit

Description

Integer overflow in the mid function in toolkit/tbytevector.cpp in TagLib 1.7 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file header field in a media file, which triggers a large memory allocation.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.19% 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
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78909 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52290 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
http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/taglib-devel/2012-March/002191.html mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/26/4 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/21/11 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/48211 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/taglib/taglib/commit/dcdf4fd954e3213c355746fa15b7480461972308 patch exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/05/19 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1584?
CVE-2012-1584 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1584?
To fix CVE-2012-1584, 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-2012-1584 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-1584 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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