CVE-2017-15185

plugins/ogg.c in Libmp3splt 0.9.2 calls the libvorbis vorbis_block_clear function with...

5.0 MediumFix available

plugins/ogg.c in Libmp3splt 0.9.2 calls the libvorbis vorbis_block_clear function with uninitialized data upon detection of invalid input, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.71%Down 5.2 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2017-15185
CVSS 3.0: 5.0 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-15185
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-6645 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-6645
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6q92-h9xw-v5pf 5.0

plugins/ogg.c in Libmp3splt 0.9.2 calls the libvorbis vorbis_block_clear function with...

Record: GHSA-6q92-h9xw-v5pf
CVSS 3.0: 5.0 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.0

Record: CVE-2017-15185
CVSS 3.0: 5.0 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-15185 5.0

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15185
CVSS 3.0: 5.0 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-15185 5.0

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15185
CVSS 3.0: 5.0 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

libmp3splt project libmp3splt

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mp3splt` Debian:12	before 2.6.2+20170630-2	2.6.2+20170630-2
`mp3splt` Debian:13	before 2.6.2+20170630-2	2.6.2+20170630-2
`mp3splt` Debian:14	before 2.6.2+20170630-2	2.6.2+20170630-2
`libmp3splt` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.7.2-2.1	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-2017-15185 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Libmp3splt Project Libmp3splt, published October 9, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.71%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in mp3splt 2.6.2+20170630-2.