Out-of-Bounds Affecting libao package, versions <1.2.0-r3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.23% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE318-LIBAO-5515376
  • published31 Jul 2017
  • disclosed31 Jul 2017

Introduced: 31 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-11548  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.18 libao to version 1.2.0-r3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libao package and not the libao package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.18 relevant fixed versions and status.

The _tokenize_matrix function in audio_out.c in Xiph.Org libao 1.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted MP3 file.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1