NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting lame package, versions <3.99.5+repack1-3ubuntu1+esm2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.71% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-LAME-350618
  • published28 Aug 2017
  • disclosed28 Aug 2017

Introduced: 28 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-13712  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 lame to version 3.99.5+repack1-3ubuntu1+esm2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream lame package and not the lame package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

NULL Pointer Dereference in the id3v2AddAudioDuration function in libmp3lame/id3tag.c in LAME 3.99.5 allows attackers to perform Denial of Service by triggering a NULL first argument.