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CVE-2017-12678

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-12678 is a pointer-to-cast vulnerability in TagLib 1.11.1's rebuildAggregateFrames function, affecting Debian Linux and TagLib itself. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) can be triggered remotely with low attack complexity via a crafted audio file, potentially leading to denial of service or other unspecified impacts including high confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.11.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:taglib:taglib:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.21%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0221 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 14,848 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 taglib 1.13.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 1.13.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 16895-16823Fixed in: 1.13.1-1
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: taglib
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: taglib

Vendor Advisories (2)

microsoft2017-Aug/CVE-2017-12678Important

In TagLib 1.11.1 the rebuildAggregateFrames function in id3v2framefactory.cpp has a pointer to cast vulnerability which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted audio file.

Aug 8, 2017
redhatCVE-2017-12678Low

taglib: Incorrect cast in rebuildAggregateFrames function

Aug 8, 2017

References

github.com / taglib/taglib/commit/cb9f07d9dcd791b63e622da43f7b232adaec0a9a
PatchVendor Advisory
github.com / taglib/taglib/issues/829
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
github.com / taglib/taglib/pull/831
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00020.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory