CVE-2025-14369
CVE-2025-14369
dr_flac, an audio decoder within the dr_libs toolset, contains an integer overflow vulnerability flaw due to trusting the totalPCMFrameCount field from FLAC metadata before calculating buffer size, allowing an attacker with a specially crafted file to perform DoS against programs using the tool.
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
CVE List Score used
5.5
CVE-2025-14369
dr_flac, an audio decoder within the dr_libs toolset, contains an integer overflow vulnerability flaw due to trusting the totalPCMFrameCount field from FLAC metadata before calculating buffer size, allowing an attacker with a specially crafted file to perform DoS against programs using the tool.
- Record
CVE-2025-14369- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-3448
5.5
dr_flac, an audio decoder within the dr_libs toolset, contains an integer overflow vulnerability flaw due to trusting the totalPCMFrameCount field from FLAC metadata before calculating buffer size, allowing an attacker with a specially crafted file to perform DoS against programs using the tool.
- Record
EUVD-2026-3448- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3c35-prjf-p48q
5.5
dr_flac, an audio decoder within the dr_libs toolset, contains an integer overflow vulnerability...
dr_flac, an audio decoder within the dr_libs toolset, contains an integer overflow vulnerability flaw due to trusting the totalPCMFrameCount field from FLAC metadata before calculating buffer size, allowing an attacker with a specially crafted file to perform DoS against programs using the tool.
- Record
GHSA-3c35-prjf-p48q- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.5
dr_flac, an audio decoder within the dr_libs toolset, contains an integer overflow vulnerability flaw due to trusting the totalPCMFrameCount field from FLAC metadata before calculating buffer size, allowing an attacker with a specially crafted file to perform DoS against programs using the tool.
- Record
CVE-2025-14369- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.5
CVE-2025-14369
dr_flac, an audio decoder within the dr_libs toolset, contains an integer overflow vulnerability flaw due to trusting the totalPCMFrameCount field from FLAC metadata before calculating buffer size, allowing an attacker with a specially crafted file to perform DoS against programs using the tool.
- Record
CVE-2025-14369- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2025-14369
5.5
dr_flac, an audio decoder within the dr_libs toolset, contains an integer overflow vulnerability flaw due to trusting the totalPCMFrameCount field from FLAC metadata before calculating buffer size, allowing an attacker with a specially crafted file to perform DoS against programs using the tool.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-14369- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-14369
5.5
dr_flac, an audio decoder within the dr_libs toolset, contains an integer overflow vulnerability flaw due to trusting the totalPCMFrameCount field from FLAC metadata before calculating buffer size, allowing an attacker with a specially crafted file to perform DoS against programs using the tool.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-14369- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2026-0169 No score
Updated sdl2_sound packages fix security vulnerability
Updated packages fix CVE-2025-14369 in bundled dr_flac.
- Record
MGASA-2026-0169- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libchdrDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20240929.aaca599+dfsg-10.0~git20250608.8bba774+dfsg-10.0~git20250608.8bba774+dfsg-20.0~git20250608.8bba774+dfsg-30.3.0+dfsg-1 |
None known |
libchdrDebian:14 |
before 0.0~git20250608.8bba774+dfsg-2, plus listed versions 0.0~git20240929.aaca599+dfsg-10.0~git20250608.8bba774+dfsg-1 |
0.0~git20250608.8bba774+dfsg-2 |
sdl2_soundMageia:9 |
before 1.0.4-0.hg653.7.mga9 | 1.0.4-0.hg653.7.mga9 |
libchdrUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20230918.9108f34+dfsg-2 |
None known |
libchdrUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20240929.aaca599+dfsg-1 |
None known |
libchdrUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20240929.aaca599+dfsg-10.0~git20250608.8bba774+dfsg-10.0~git20250608.8bba774+dfsg-2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-14369 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Mackron Dr Flac, published January 20, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 5th percentile. Fixed in libchdr 0.0~git20250608.8bba774+dfsg-2.
References
github.com/mackron/dr_libs/commit/b2197b2eb7bb609df76315bebf44db4ec2a1aed0
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/924114
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14369
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3c35-prjf-p48q
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/14xxx/CVE-2025-14369.json
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-14369