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high 7.8

CVE-2017-9872 json

The III_dequantize_sample function in layer3.c in mpglib, as used in libmpgdecoder.a in LAME 3.99.5 and other products, allows remote attac…

published 2017-06-25 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-18782

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.8%
EPSS 9.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The III_dequantize_sample function in layer3.c in mpglib, as used in libmpgdecoder.a in LAME 3.99.5 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted audio file.

Patch / fix

  • lame Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.99.5+repack1-8

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9872

  • lame Package Hub 12 SP2 3.100-6.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2018:0543-1openSUSE-SU-2018:0544-1

  • lame Arch Linux 3.100-1

arch linux advisories AVG-330

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-9872 updated cvss 3.3

lame: stack-based buffer overflow in III_dequantize_sample function in layer3.c in mpglib

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 lame, lame-libs
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-42259)

Exploit prediction

9.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-42259 LAME 3.99.5 - 'III_dequantize_sample' Stack Buffer Overflow dos, 2017-06-26

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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