CVE-2017-15045 is a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the LAME MP3 encoder, affecting versions 3.98 through 3.99.5. This flaw, located in the fill_buffer function within libmp3lame/util.c, could lead to a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), it requires local access and user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file) to trigger, resulting in high availability impact but no confidentiality or integrity loss. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.99.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lame_project:lame:3.99.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.