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CVE-2017-8374

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-05-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

The mad_bit_skip function in bit.c in Underbit MAD libmad 0.15.1b allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted audio file.

Affected products

• Underbit Mad Libmad: 0.15.1b

References

• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/30/libmad-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-mad_bit_skip-bit-c/
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00011.html
• https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4192
• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/30/libmad-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-mad_bit_skip-bit-c/
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00011.html
• https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4192

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