CVE-2017-15185

Public Exploit

Description

plugins/ogg.c in Libmp3splt 0.9.2 calls the libvorbis vorbis_block_clear function with uninitialized data upon detection of invalid input, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.21%
Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory debian.org Third-Party Advisory debian.org Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/82 mailing list not applicable third party advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42399/ not applicable exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts/2017/09/msg00115.html third party advisory
https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/users/ron/mp3splt.git/commit/?id=18f018cd774cb931116ce06a520dc0c5f9443932 third party advisory not applicable

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-15185?
CVE-2017-15185 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-15185?
To fix CVE-2017-15185, 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-2017-15185 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-15185 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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