libid3tag: id3_utf16_deserialize() misparses ID3v2 tags with an odd number of bytes resulting in an endless loop
Published Feb 20, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.46%
Description
id3_utf16_deserialize() in utf16.c in libid3tag through 0.15.1b misparses ID3v2 tags encoded in UTF-16 with an odd number of bytes, triggering an endless loop allocating memory until an OOM condition is reached, leading to denial-of-service (DoS).
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libid3tag
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libid3tag
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libid3tag | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libid3tag | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.46% (0.02460) | 83.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.50% (0.02498) | 82.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.29% (0.00289) | 50.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00181) | 56.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00108) | 43.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 41.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00089) | 37.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00087) | 35.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 31.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 14, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00181) | 54.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00196) | 55.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-2779 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=304913 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=162647 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1561983 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2779
- https://sources.debian.org/patches/libid3tag/0.15.1b-13/10_utf16.dpatch/ x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-2779
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-2779 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=304913 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=162647 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1561983 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2779 | ||
| https://sources.debian.org/patches/libid3tag/0.15.1b-13/10_utf16.dpatch/ | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-2779 |
Change history (0)
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