CVE-2017-12911

The "apetag.c" file in MP3Gain 1.5.2.r2 has a vulnerability which results in a stack memory...

5.5 MediumFix available

The "apetag.c" file in MP3Gain 1.5.2.r2 has a vulnerability which results in a stack memory corruption when opening a crafted MP3 file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.85%Up 0.2 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

The "apetag.c" file in MP3Gain 1.5.2.r2 has a vulnerability which results in a stack memory corruption when opening a crafted MP3 file.

Record: CVE-2017-12911
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/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

The "apetag.c" file in MP3Gain 1.5.2.r2 has a vulnerability which results in a stack memory corruption when opening a crafted MP3 file.

Record: CVE-2017-12911
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-4435 No score

The "apetag.c" file in MP3Gain 1.5.2.r2 has a vulnerability which results in a stack memory corruption when opening a crafted MP3 file.

Record: EUVD-2017-4435
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pcxq-3gp4-mqxx 5.5

The "apetag.c" file in MP3Gain 1.5.2.r2 has a vulnerability which results in a stack memory...

The "apetag.c" file in MP3Gain 1.5.2.r2 has a vulnerability which results in a stack memory corruption when opening a crafted MP3 file.

Record: GHSA-pcxq-3gp4-mqxx
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.5

The "apetag.c" file in MP3Gain 1.5.2.r2 has a vulnerability which results in a stack memory corruption when opening a crafted MP3 file.

Record: CVE-2017-12911
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-12911 5.5

The "apetag.c" file in MP3Gain 1.5.2.r2 has a vulnerability which results in a stack memory corruption when opening a crafted MP3 file.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12911
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0522-1 No score

Security update for mp3gain

This update for mp3gain fixes the following issues:

Update to version 1.6.2.

CVE-2019-18359: Fixed a buffer over-read was discovered in ReadMP3APETag (boo#1154971)

Record: openSUSE-SU-2020:0522-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0539-1 No score

Security update for mp3gain

This update for mp3gain fixes the following issues:

Update to version 1.6.2.

CVE-2019-18359: Fixed a buffer over-read was discovered in ReadMP3APETag (boo#1154971)

This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.1:Update update project.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2020:0539-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11060-1 No score

mp3gain-1.6.2-2.9 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the mp3gain-1.6.2-2.9 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:11060-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

mp3gain

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mp3gain` Debian:12	before 1.6.2-1	1.6.2-1
`mp3gain` Debian:13	before 1.6.2-1	1.6.2-1
`mp3gain` Debian:14	before 1.6.2-1	1.6.2-1
`mp3gain` openSUSE:Leap 15.1	before 1.6.2-lp151.3.3.1	1.6.2-lp151.3.3.1
`mp3gain` SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1	before 1.6.2-bp151.4.3.1	1.6.2-bp151.4.3.1
`mp3gain` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 1.6.2-2.9	1.6.2-2.9

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2017-12911 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Mp3gain, published September 7, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.85%, the 58th percentile. Fixed in mp3gain 1.6.2-1.

References

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