CVE-2017-5666
The free_options function in options_manager.c in mp3splt 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause...
CVE-2017-5666 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Mp3splt Project Mp3splt, published March 1, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.94%, the 60th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
The free_options function in options_manager.c in mp3splt 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid free and crash) via a crafted 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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The free_options function in options_manager.c in mp3splt 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid free and crash) via a crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2017-5666- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The free_options function in options_manager.c in mp3splt 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid free and crash) via a crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2017-5666- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-14743 No score
The free_options function in options_manager.c in mp3splt 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid free and crash) via a crafted file.
- Record
EUVD-2017-14743- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-246r-mh3w-qxgx
The free_options function in options_manager.c in mp3splt 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause...
The free_options function in options_manager.c in mp3splt 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid free and crash) via a crafted file.
- Record
GHSA-246r-mh3w-qxgx- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The free_options function in options_manager.c in mp3splt 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid free and crash) via a crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2017-5666- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-5666
The free_options function in options_manager.c in mp3splt 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid free and crash) via a crafted file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5666- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5666
The free_options function in options_manager.c in mp3splt 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid free and crash) via a crafted file.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5666- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mp3spltDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.6.2+20170630-3.12.6.2+20170630-3.22.6.2+20170630-3.32.6.2+20170630-3.42.6.2+20170630-3.5 |
None known |
mp3spltDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.6.2+20170630-3.32.6.2+20170630-3.42.6.2+20170630-3.5 |
None known |
mp3spltDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.6.2+20170630-3.32.6.2+20170630-3.42.6.2+20170630-3.5 |
None known |
mp3spltUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.4.2-2ubuntu1 |
None known |
mp3spltUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.6.2-0.12.6.2+20170630-22.6.2+20170630-3 |
None known |
mp3spltUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.6.2+20170630-3 |
None known |
mp3spltUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.6.2+20170630-3.1 |
None known |
mp3spltUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.6.2+20170630-3.1build12.6.2+20170630-3.22.6.2+20170630-3.2build42.6.2+20170630-3.2build5 |
None known |
mp3spltUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.6.2+20170630-3.3build1 |
None known |
mp3spltUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.6.2+20170630-3.5 |
None known |
mp3spltUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.6.2+20170630-3.3build12.6.2+20170630-3.42.6.2+20170630-3.5 |
None known |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/01/29/mp3splt-invalid-free-in-free_options-options_manager-c
securityfocus.com/bid/95908
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5666
github.com/advisories/GHSA-246r-mh3w-qxgx
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5666
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5666
sourceforge.net/p/mp3splt/bugs/209
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5666