NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting taglib-debugsource package, versions <0:1.12-4.amzn2023.0.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-TAGLIBDEBUGSOURCE-12561979
  • published9 Sept 2025
  • disclosed22 May 2025

Introduced: 22 May 2025

CVE-2023-47466  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 taglib-debugsource to version 0:1.12-4.amzn2023.0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2025-1174.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream taglib-debugsource package and not the taglib-debugsource package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

TagLib before 2.0 allows a segmentation violation and application crash during tag writing via a crafted WAV file in which an id3 chunk is the only valid chunk.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1