CVE-2026-1766

5.6 MEDIUM
Published: June 16, 2026 Modified: June 16, 2026
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Description

A flaw was found in GNOME localsearch (previously known as tracker-miners) MP3 Extractor, specifically within the tracker-extract-mp3 component. This heap buffer overflow vulnerability occurs when processing specially crafted MP3 files containing malformed ID3v2.3 COMM (Comment) tags. An attacker could exploit this by providing a malicious MP3 file, leading to a denial of service (DoS), which causes an application crash, and potentially disclosing sensitive information from the heap memory.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-1766
Source: patrick@puiterwijk.org
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2435982
Source: patrick@puiterwijk.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.6 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
6th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

gnome redhat