CVE-2012-1108

The parse function in ogg/xiphcomment.cpp in TagLib 1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to...

4.3 MediumFix available

The parse function in ogg/xiphcomment.cpp in TagLib 1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted vendorLength field in an ogg file.

Exploit likelihood

3.10%Up 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

The parse function in ogg/xiphcomment.cpp in TagLib 1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted vendorLength field in an ogg file.

Record: CVE-2012-1108
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

The parse function in ogg/xiphcomment.cpp in TagLib 1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted vendorLength field in an ogg file.

Record: CVE-2012-1108
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-1142 No score

The parse function in ogg/xiphcomment.cpp in TagLib 1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted vendorLength field in an ogg file.

Record: EUVD-2012-1142
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3gr9-x3xp-765c No score

The parse function in ogg/xiphcomment.cpp in TagLib 1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to...

The parse function in ogg/xiphcomment.cpp in TagLib 1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted vendorLength field in an ogg file.

Record: GHSA-3gr9-x3xp-765c
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

The parse function in ogg/xiphcomment.cpp in TagLib 1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted vendorLength field in an ogg file.

Record: CVE-2012-1108
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-1108 No score

The parse function in ogg/xiphcomment.cpp in TagLib 1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted vendorLength field in an ogg file.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1108
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

scott wheeler taglib

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`taglib` Debian:12	before 1.7.1-1	1.7.1-1
`taglib` Debian:13	before 1.7.1-1	1.7.1-1
`taglib` Debian:14	before 1.7.1-1	1.7.1-1

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-2012-1108 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Scott Wheeler Taglib, published September 6, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.10%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in taglib 1.7.1-1.

References

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