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CVE-2017-18201

An issue was discovered in GNU libcdio before 2.0.0. There is a double free in get_cdtext_generic...

9.8 CriticalFix available

CVE-2017-18201 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Gnu Libcdio, published February 26, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.27%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in libcdio 2.0.0-2.

An issue was discovered in GNU libcdio before 2.0.0. There is a double free in get_cdtext_generic() in lib/driver/_cdio_generic.c.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

3.27%Up 2.4 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

An issue was discovered in GNU libcdio before 2.0.0. There is a double free in get_cdtext_generic() in lib/driver/_cdio_generic.c.

Record
CVE-2017-18201
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-415
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in GNU libcdio before 2.0.0. There is a double free in get_cdtext_generic() in lib/driver/_cdio_generic.c.

Record
CVE-2017-18201
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9334 No score

An issue was discovered in GNU libcdio before 2.0.0. There is a double free in get_cdtext_generic() in lib/driver/_cdio_generic.c.

Record
EUVD-2017-9334
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8qcw-8m67-996h 9.8

An issue was discovered in GNU libcdio before 2.0.0. There is a double free in get_cdtext_generic...

An issue was discovered in GNU libcdio before 2.0.0. There is a double free in get_cdtext_generic() in lib/driver/_cdio_generic.c.

Record
GHSA-8qcw-8m67-996h
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-415
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 9.8

An issue was discovered in GNU libcdio before 2.0.0. There is a double free in get_cdtext_generic() in lib/driver/_cdio_generic.c.

Record
CVE-2017-18201
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-18201 9.8

An issue was discovered in GNU libcdio before 2.0.0. There is a double free in get_cdtext_generic() in lib/driver/_cdio_generic.c.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-18201
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVRHSA-2018:3246 3.9

Red Hat Security Advisory: libcdio security update

Record
RHSA-2018:3246
CVSS 3.0
3.9 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-18201 9.8

An issue was discovered in GNU libcdio before 2.0.0. There is a double free in get_cdtext_generic() in lib/driver/_cdio_generic.c.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18201
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2018-0209 No score

Updated libcdio packages fix security vulnerabilities

A heap corruption bug was found in the way libcdio handled processing of ISO files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash applications using libcdio by tricking them into processing crafted ISO files, thus resulting in local DoS (CVE-2017-18198).

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way libcdio handled processing of ISO files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash applications using libcdio by tricking them into processing crafted ISO files (CVE-2017-18199).

A double-free flaw was found in the way libcdio handled processing of ISO files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash applications using libcdio by tricking them into processing crafted ISO files (CVE-2017-18201).

Record
MGASA-2018-0209
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2018-0225 No score

Updated libcdio packages fix security vulnerabilities

A heap corruption bug was found in the way libcdio handled processing of ISO files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash applications using libcdio by tricking them into processing crafted ISO files, thus resulting in local DoS (CVE-2017-18198).

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way libcdio handled processing of ISO files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash applications using libcdio by tricking them into processing crafted ISO files (CVE-2017-18199).

A double-free flaw was found in the way libcdio handled processing of ISO files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash applications using libcdio by tricking them into processing crafted ISO files (CVE-2017-18201).

Record
MGASA-2018-0225
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10675-1 No score

libcdio++0-2.1.0-2.6 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libcdio++0-2.1.0-2.6 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10675-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:0673-1 No score

Security update for libcdio

This update for libcdio fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-18201: Fixed a double free vulnerability (bsc#1082877).
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:0673-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:2236-1 No score

Security update for libcdio

This update for libcdio fixes the following issues:

The following security vulnerabilities were addressed:

  • CVE-2017-18199: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in realloc_symlink in rock.c (bsc#1082821)
  • CVE-2017-18201: Fixed a double free vulnerability in get_cdtext_generic() in _cdio_generic.c (bsc#1082877)
  • Fixed several memory leaks (bsc#1082821)
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:2236-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libcdio
Debian:12
 before 2.0.0-2
2.0.0-2
libcdio
Debian:13
 before 2.0.0-2
2.0.0-2
libcdio
Debian:14
 before 2.0.0-2
2.0.0-2
libcdio
Mageia:6
 before 0.94-1.1.mga6
0.94-1.1.mga6
libcdio
Mageia:5
 before 0.92-3.1.mga5
0.92-3.1.mga5
libcdio
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:0.92-3.el7
0:0.92-3.el7
libcdio-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:0.92-3.el7
0:0.92-3.el7
libcdio-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:0.92-3.el7
0:0.92-3.el7
libcdio
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 0:0.92-3.el7
0:0.92-3.el7
libcdio-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 0:0.92-3.el7
0:0.92-3.el7
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libcdio-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 0:0.92-3.el7
0:0.92-3.el7
libcdio
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:0.92-3.el7
0:0.92-3.el7
libcdio-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:0.92-3.el7
0:0.92-3.el7
libcdio-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:0.92-3.el7
0:0.92-3.el7
libcdio
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:0.92-3.el7
0:0.92-3.el7
libcdio-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:0.92-3.el7
0:0.92-3.el7
libcdio-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:0.92-3.el7
0:0.92-3.el7
libcdio
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
 before 0.90-6.3.1
0.90-6.3.1
libcdio
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
 before 0.90-6.3.1
0.90-6.3.1
libcdio
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
 before 0.90-6.3.1
0.90-6.3.1
libcdio
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
 before 0.90-6.3.1
0.90-6.3.1
libcdio
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
 before 0.90-6.3.1
0.90-6.3.1
libcdio
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
 before 0.90-6.3.1
0.90-6.3.1
libcdio
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
 before 0.90-6.3.1
0.90-6.3.1
libcdio
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
 before 0.90-6.3.1
0.90-6.3.1
libcdio
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
 before 0.90-6.3.1
0.90-6.3.1
libcdio
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2
 before 0.90-6.3.1
0.90-6.3.1
libcdio
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3
 before 0.90-6.3.1
0.90-6.3.1
libcdio
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15
 before 0.94-6.3.1
0.94-6.3.1

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03affected
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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