UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12797

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12797

    Published: 29 Aug 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-12797
    Aliases:
    USN-4806-1

    Summary:

    Details: Integer overflow in the INT123_parse_new_id3 function in the ID3 parser in mpg123 before 1.25.5 on 32-bit platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12797, https://sourceforge.net/p/mpg123/mailman/message/35987663/, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12797, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4806-1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: mpg123

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.16.0-1ubuntu1.1+esm1

    Affected versions

    1.15.3-1ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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