CVE-2018-10778 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.8 Published 7 May 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a read access violation in the mp3gain audio processing library.

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-2018-10778?

CVE-2018-10778 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2018. 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

Read access violation in the III_dequantize_sample function in mpglibDBL/layer3.c in mp3gain through 1.5.2-r2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-9872 and CVE-2017-14409.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10778?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mp3gain Mp3gain.

How do I fix CVE-2018-10778?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2018-10778 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10778 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10778, GHSA-24hj-cmm2-v789.