DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6888

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6888
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6888.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6888
Upstream
Published
2018-04-25T21:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-25T22:40:46Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

An error in the "readmetadatavorbiscomment()" function (src/libFLAC/streamdecoder.c) in FLAC version 1.3.2 can be exploited to cause a memory leak via a specially crafted FLAC file.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / flac

Package

Name
flac
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/flac?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.2-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / flac

Package

Name
flac
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/flac?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.2-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / flac

Package

Name
flac
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/flac?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.2-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:14 / flac

Package

Name
flac
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/flac?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.2-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}