flac: Memory leak in src/libFLAC/stream_decoder.c:read_metadata_vorbiscomment_()
Published Apr 25, 2018
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.34%
Description
An error in the "read_metadata_vorbiscomment_()" function (src/libFLAC/stream_decoder.c) in FLAC version 1.3.2 can be exploited to cause a memory leak via a specially crafted FLAC file.
Affected products
-
- Version 1.3.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Configuration 1
- ≤ 1.3.2
Configuration 2
- 9.0
Configuration 3
- 32
- 33
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
flac
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
flac
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
flac
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
flac
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | flac | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | flac | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | flac | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | flac | Not affected | 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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/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 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.34% (0.01345) | 70.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.37% (0.01372) | 68.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00085) | 22.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00204) | 59.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00204) | 58.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00171) | 53.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00123) | 44.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 32.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6888 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1573058 Issue Tracking
- https://git.xiph.org/?p=flac.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4f47b63e9c971e6391590caf00a0f2a5ed612e67 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00001.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/33W6XZAAEJYRGU3XYHRO7XSYEA7YACUB/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KNZYTAU5UWBVXVJ4VHDWPR66ZVDLQZRE/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6888
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/82639/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-7/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6888
Change history (0)
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