CVE-2017-15019

7.8 HIGH

Published: October 05, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

LAME 3.99.5 has a NULL Pointer Dereference in the hip_decode_init function within libmp3lame/mpglib_interface.c via a malformed mpg file, because of an incorrect calloc call.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://sourceforge.net/p/lame/bugs/477/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://sourceforge.net/p/lame/bugs/477/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Third Party Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

7.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

1.1%

60th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

Affected Vendors

lame_project

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