CVE-2012-1584

N/A Unknown
Published: September 06, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
View on NVD

Description

Integer overflow in the mid function in toolkit/tbytevector.cpp in TagLib 1.7 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file header field in a media file, which triggers a large memory allocation.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48211
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48792
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/49688
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52290
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/taglib-devel/2012-March/002186.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/taglib-devel/2012-March/002191.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/48211
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48792
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/49688
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201206-16.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/05/19
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/21/11
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/26/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52290
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78909
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/taglib/taglib/commit/dcdf4fd954e3213c355746fa15b7480461972308
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.6%
84th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

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