CVE-2017-9870

Name: CVE-2017-9870
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-06-25T19:29:00.307+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Unknown

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-9870 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. The III_i_stereo function in layer3.c in mpglib, as used in libmpgdecoder.a in LAME 3.99.5 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted audio file that is mishandled in the code for the "block_type == 2" case, a similar issue to CVE-2017-11126..

Description

The III_i_stereo function in layer3.c in mpglib, as used in libmpgdecoder.a in LAME 3.99.5 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted audio file that is mishandled in the code for the "block_type == 2" case, a similar issue to CVE-2017-11126.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Lame Project	Lame	3.99.5

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99287
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/06/17/lame-global-buffer-overflow-in-iii_i_stereo-layer3-c/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99287
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/06/17/lame-global-buffer-overflow-in-iii_i_stereo-layer3-c/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Jun 25, 2017
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

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Source: NVD / NIST