CVE-2012-1107 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can crash applications using TagLib by providing a crafted APE file with a malicious sample rate, causing a divide-by-zero error.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-1107?
CVE-2012-1107 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Sep 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The analyzeCurrent function in ape/apeproperties.cpp in TagLib 1.7 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted sampleRate in an ape file, which triggers a divide-by-zero error.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1107?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Scott Wheeler Taglib.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1107?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2012-1107 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1107 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1107, GHSA-9c59-3f2v-28rr.