CVE-2012-1584 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the mid function of TagLib 1.7 and earlier, specifically within the toolkit/tbytevector.cpp file. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (application crash) by providing a specially crafted media file header that leads to an excessively large memory allocation. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and a partial impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:scott_wheeler:taglib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:scott_wheeler:taglib:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:scott_wheeler:taglib:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:scott_wheeler:taglib:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:scott_wheeler:taglib:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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