CVE-2017-6888 describes a memory leak vulnerability in FLAC version 1.3.2, specifically within the "read_metadata_vorbiscomment_()" function, which can be triggered by processing a specially crafted FLAC file. This issue affects various distributions of FLAC, including Debian and Fedora. Rated Medium with a CVSS score of 5.5, the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) to open the malicious file, with a low attack complexity (AC:L) and local access (AV:L), leading to a high impact on availability (A:H) due to the memory leak. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:flac_project:flac:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
32CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
33CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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