CVE-2017-9130 — The faacEncOpen function in libfaac/frame.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Coder (FAAC) 1.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted wav file

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The faacEncOpen function in libfaac/frame.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Coder (FAAC) 1.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted wav file

Published Jun 21, 2017

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 2.93%

Description

The faacEncOpen function in libfaac/frame.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Coder (FAAC) 1.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted wav file.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.93% 0.02932

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.02932

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)

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Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	2.93% (0.02932)	86.61th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.93% (0.02932)	85.24th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	1.33% (0.01335)	78.64th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.19% (0.00187)	57.39th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Nov 6, 2023	0.19% (0.00187)	56.05th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Sep 3, 2023	0.16% (0.00160)	52.07th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.09% (0.00092)	37.65th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.05% (0.01055)	52.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	27.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	2.86% (0.02857)	63.60th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Apr 14, 2021	2.86% (0.02857)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

References (1)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42207/
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Link	Providers	Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42207/		exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jun 21, 2017

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved May 21, 2017

Link CVE-2017-9130

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2017-9130

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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