taglib: Incorrect cast in rebuildAggregateFrames function
Published Aug 8, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.21%
Description
In TagLib 1.11.1, the rebuildAggregateFrames function in id3v2framefactory.cpp has a pointer to cast vulnerability, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted audio file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
taglib
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
taglib
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | taglib | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | taglib | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.21% (0.02207) | 81.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 2.21% (0.02207) | 81.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.46% (0.00455) | 75.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.46% (0.00455) | 74.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.46% (0.00455) | 72.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00382) | 68.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 11, 2021 | 1.62% (0.01623) | 73.68th | v1 |
| Oct 5, 2021 | 6.89% (0.06891) | 91.01th | v1 |
| Oct 4, 2021 | 1.62% (0.01623) | 73.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12678 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1483959 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/taglib/taglib/commit/cb9f07d9dcd791b63e622da43f7b232adaec0a9a x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/taglib/taglib/issues/829 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/taglib/taglib/pull/831 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00020.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12678
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12678
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12678 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1483959 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/taglib/taglib/commit/cb9f07d9dcd791b63e622da43f7b232adaec0a9a | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/taglib/taglib/issues/829 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/taglib/taglib/pull/831 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00020.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12678 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12678 |
Change history (0)
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