CVE-2016-9265

The printMP3Headers function in listmp3.c in Libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a...

5.5 MediumFix available

The printMP3Headers function in listmp3.c in Libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via 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

1.56%Up 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

The printMP3Headers function in listmp3.c in Libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted mp3 file.

Record: CVE-2016-9265
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-369
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

The printMP3Headers function in listmp3.c in Libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted mp3 file.

Record: CVE-2016-9265
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-10076 No score

The printMP3Headers function in listmp3.c in Libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted mp3 file.

Record: EUVD-2016-10076
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4vp3-6vqc-2cjp 5.5

The printMP3Headers function in listmp3.c in Libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a...

The printMP3Headers function in listmp3.c in Libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted mp3 file.

Record: GHSA-4vp3-6vqc-2cjp
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-369
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.5

The printMP3Headers function in listmp3.c in Libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted mp3 file.

Record: CVE-2016-9265
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

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-9265 5.5

The printMP3Headers function in listmp3.c in Libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted mp3 file.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9265
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

OSVMGASA-2017-0070 No score

Updated ming packages fix security vulnerability

Global-buffer-overflow in printMP3Headers. (CVE-2016-9264)

Divide-by-zero in printMP3Headers. (CVE-2016-9265)

Left shift in listmp3.c. (CVE-2016-9266)

Heap-based buffer overflow in _iprintf. (CVE-2016-9827)

NULL pointer dereference in dumpBuffer. (CVE-2016-9828)

Heap-based buffer overflow in parseSWF_DEFINEFONT. (CVE-2016-9829)

Heap-based buffer overflow in parseSWF_RGBA. (CVE-2016-9831)

Record: MGASA-2017-0070
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

libming

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ming` Debian:7	before 1:0.4.4-1.1+deb7u1, plus listed versions 1:0.4.4-1.1	1:0.4.4-1.1+deb7u1
`ming` Mageia:5	before 0.4.5-8.1.mga5	0.4.5-8.1.mga5
`ming` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1:0.4.5-1.2ubuntu21:0.4.5-1.2ubuntu51:0.4.5-1.2ubuntu61:0.4.5-1.2ubuntu7	None known

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-2016-9265 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Libming, published January 26, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.56%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in ming 1:0.4.4-1.1+deb7u1.

References

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