CVE-2019-18359 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 23 Oct 2019 Updated 15 Nov 2024

A buffer over-read in MP3Gain allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted MP3 file.

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-2019-18359?

CVE-2019-18359 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Oct 2019. 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

A buffer over-read was discovered in ReadMP3APETag in apetag.c in MP3Gain 1.6.2. The vulnerability causes an application crash, which leads to remote denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-18359?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Glensawyer Mp3gain.

How do I fix CVE-2019-18359?

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-2019-18359 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-18359 exists.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-18359, GHSA-74ch-gqq9-g83c, MGASA-2020-0179.