CVE-2016-9265 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the application via a crafted MP3 file due to a divide-by-zero error in Libming.
- 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-2016-9265?
CVE-2016-9265 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Libming Libming, published on 23 Mar 2017. 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 printMP3Headers function in listmp3.c in Libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted mp3 file.
Weakness: CWE-369
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9265?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libming Libming.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9265?
Apply the vendor's patch.
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-2016-9265 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9265 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libming Libming
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4vp3-6vqc-2cjp, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9265.