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CVE-2017-9412 json

The unpack_read_samples function in frontend/get_audio.c in LAME 3.99.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memor…

published 2017-07-27 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-18347

cvss
5.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.1%
EPSS 4.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The unpack_read_samples function in frontend/get_audio.c in LAME 3.99.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted wav file.

Patch / fix

  • lame Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.99.5+repack1-7

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9412

  • lame Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 3.99.5+repack1-3ubuntu1+esm2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9412

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • lame openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.100-3.7
  • lame Package Hub 12 SP2 3.100-6.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10907-1openSUSE-SU-2018:0543-1openSUSE-SU-2018:0544-1

  • lame Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +19 more 3.99.5-r6

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2017-9412

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • 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-2017-9412 updated cvss 3.3

lame: Multiple vulnerabilities

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 lame, lame-libs
    affected: no fix available

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-42390)

Exploit prediction

4.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-42390 LAME 3.99.5 - Multiple Vulnerabilities dos, 2017-07-28
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/63 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

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

References

Sources

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