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CVE-2017-11552

mpg321.c in mpg321 0.3.2-1 does not properly manage memory for use with libmad 0.15.1b, which...

6.5 MediumPublic exploitFix available

mpg321.c in mpg321 0.3.2-1 does not properly manage memory for use with libmad 0.15.1b, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption seen in a crash in the mad_decoder_run function in decoder.c in libmad) via a crafted MP3 file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

7.21%Up 2.6 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

mpg321.c in mpg321 0.3.2-1 does not properly manage memory for use with libmad 0.15.1b, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption seen in a crash in the mad_decoder_run function in decoder.c in libmad) via a crafted MP3 file.

Record
CVE-2017-11552
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

mpg321.c in mpg321 0.3.2-1 does not properly manage memory for use with libmad 0.15.1b, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption seen in a crash in the mad_decoder_run function in decoder.c in libmad) via a crafted MP3 file.

Record
CVE-2017-11552
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-3168 No score

mpg321.c in mpg321 0.3.2-1 does not properly manage memory for use with libmad 0.15.1b, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption seen in a crash in the mad_decoder_run function in decoder.c in libmad) via a crafted MP3 file.

Record
EUVD-2017-3168
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m9v2-ffx5-rxfq 6.5

mpg321.c in mpg321 0.3.2-1 does not properly manage memory for use with libmad 0.15.1b, which...

mpg321.c in mpg321 0.3.2-1 does not properly manage memory for use with libmad 0.15.1b, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption seen in a crash in the mad_decoder_run function in decoder.c in libmad) via a crafted MP3 file.

Record
GHSA-m9v2-ffx5-rxfq
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2017-11552 6.5

mpg321.c in mpg321 0.3.2-1 does not properly manage memory for use with libmad 0.15.1b, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption seen in a crash in the mad_decoder_run function in decoder.c in libmad) via a crafted MP3 file.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2017-11552
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.5

mpg321.c in mpg321 0.3.2-1 does not properly manage memory for use with libmad 0.15.1b, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption seen in a crash in the mad_decoder_run function in decoder.c in libmad) via a crafted MP3 file.

Record
CVE-2017-11552
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-11552 6.5

mpg321.c in mpg321 0.3.2-1 does not properly manage memory for use with libmad 0.15.1b, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption seen in a crash in the mad_decoder_run function in decoder.c in libmad) via a crafted MP3 file.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11552
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-11552 6.5

mpg321.c in mpg321 0.3.2-1 does not properly manage memory for use with libmad 0.15.1b, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption seen in a crash in the mad_decoder_run function in decoder.c in libmad) via a crafted MP3 file.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11552
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2019-0078 No score

Updated mad packages fix security vulnerability

The mad_decoder_run function in decoder.c in libmad 0.15.1b allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted MP3 file (CVE-2017-11552).

The mad_decoder_run() function in decoder.c in Underbit libmad through 0.15.1b allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGABRT because of double free or corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file (CVE-2018-7263).

Record
MGASA-2019-0078
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libmad
Alpine:v3.11
 before 0.15.1b-r9
0.15.1b-r9
mpg321
Debian:12
 before 0.3.2-2
0.3.2-2
mpg321
Debian:13
 before 0.3.2-2
0.3.2-2
mpg321
Debian:14
 before 0.3.2-2
0.3.2-2
mad
Mageia:6
 before 0.15.1b-22.2.mga6
0.15.1b-22.2.mga6
mpg321
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.3.2-1.10.3.2-1.1ubuntu1
 None known
mpg321
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.3.2-1.1ubuntu10.3.2-1.1ubuntu2
 None known

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBlibmad 0.15.1b - 'mp3' Memory Corruption2017-08-01

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-11552 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Underbit Mad Libmad, published August 1, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.21%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in libmad 0.15.1b-r9.

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