CVE-2017-14408
A stack-based buffer over-read was discovered in dct36 in layer3.c in mpglibDBL, as used in...
A stack-based buffer over-read was discovered in dct36 in layer3.c in mpglibDBL, as used in MP3Gain version 1.5.2. The vulnerability causes an application crash, which leads to remote denial of service.
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
5.5
A stack-based buffer over-read was discovered in dct36 in layer3.c in mpglibDBL, as used in MP3Gain version 1.5.2. The vulnerability causes an application crash, which leads to remote denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2017-14408- 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-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A stack-based buffer over-read was discovered in dct36 in layer3.c in mpglibDBL, as used in MP3Gain version 1.5.2. The vulnerability causes an application crash, which leads to remote denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2017-14408- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-5911 No score
A stack-based buffer over-read was discovered in dct36 in layer3.c in mpglibDBL, as used in MP3Gain version 1.5.2. The vulnerability causes an application crash, which leads to remote denial of service.
- Record
EUVD-2017-5911- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g3xh-6w9g-5xx8
5.5
A stack-based buffer over-read was discovered in dct36 in layer3.c in mpglibDBL, as used in...
A stack-based buffer over-read was discovered in dct36 in layer3.c in mpglibDBL, as used in MP3Gain version 1.5.2. The vulnerability causes an application crash, which leads to remote denial of service.
- Record
GHSA-g3xh-6w9g-5xx8- 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-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.5
A stack-based buffer over-read was discovered in dct36 in layer3.c in mpglibDBL, as used in MP3Gain version 1.5.2. The vulnerability causes an application crash, which leads to remote denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2017-14408- 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-2017-14408
5.5
A stack-based buffer over-read was discovered in dct36 in layer3.c in mpglibDBL, as used in MP3Gain version 1.5.2. The vulnerability causes an application crash, which leads to remote denial of service.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14408- 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
OSVMGASA-2018-0326 No score
Updated mp3gain packages fix security vulnerabilities
A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in sync_buffer in interface.c in mpglibDBL, as used in MP3Gain version 1.5.2. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to remote denial of service (CVE-2017-14406).
A stack-based buffer over-read was discovered in filterYule in gain_analysis.c in MP3Gain version 1.5.2. The vulnerability causes an application crash, which leads to remote denial of service (CVE-2017-14407).
A stack-based buffer over-read was discovered in dct36 in layer3.c in mpglibDBL, as used in MP3Gain version 1.5.2. The vulnerability causes an application crash, which leads to remote denial of service (CVE-2017-14408).
A buffer overflow was discovered in III_dequantize_sample in layer3.c in mpglibDBL, as used in MP3Gain version 1.5.2. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write, which leads to remote denial of service or possibly code execution (CVE-2017-14409).
A buffer over-read was discovered in III_i_stereo in layer3.c in mpglibDBL, as used in MP3Gain version 1.5.2. The vulnerability causes an application crash, which leads to remote denial of service (CVE-2017-14410).
A stack-based buffer overflow was discovered in copy_mp in interface.c in mpglibDBL, as used in MP3Gain version 1.5.2. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write, which leads to remote denial of service or possibly code execution (CVE-2017-14411).
An invalid memory write was discovered in copy_mp in interface.c in mpglibDBL, as used in MP3Gain version 1.5.2. The vulnerability causes a denial of service (segmentation fault and application crash) or possibly unspecified other impact (CVE-2017-14412).
Buffer overflow in the WriteMP3GainAPETag function in apetag.c in mp3gain through 1.5.2-r2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact (CVE-2018-10777).
- Record
MGASA-2018-0326- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-14408 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Mp3gain, published September 13, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.12%, the 66th percentile. Fixed in mp3gain 1.6.2-1.
References
blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/08/mp3gain-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-dct36-mpglibdbllayer3-c
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14408
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g3xh-6w9g-5xx8
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14408
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0326.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21706
sourceforge.net/p/mp3gain/bugs/40
sourceforge.net/p/mp3gain/bugs/41
sourceforge.net/p/mp3gain/bugs/43