CVE-2017-6888

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    CVE-2017-6888

    Published: 25 Apr 2018Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: An error in the "read_metadata_vorbiscomment_()" function (src/libFLAC/stream_decoder.c) in FLAC version 1.3.2 can be exploited to cause a memory leak via a specially crafted FLAC file.

    References: https://git.xiph.org/?p=flac.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4f47b63e9c971e6391590caf00a0f2a5ed612e67, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/33W6XZAAEJYRGU3XYHRO7XSYEA7YACUB/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KNZYTAU5UWBVXVJ4VHDWPR66ZVDLQZRE/, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00001.html, https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/82639/, https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-7/

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.3.2
    1.3.1
    1.3.1pre1
    1.3.0
    1.3.0pre4
    1.3.0pre2
    1.3.0pre1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High