CVE-2021-34085 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published 11 May 2022 Updated 4 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: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2021-34085?

CVE-2021-34085 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

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. CVE-2017-14409, and CVE-2018-10778.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-34085?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Glensawyer Mp3gain.

How do I fix CVE-2021-34085?

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-2021-34085 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-34085 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-34085, GHSA-8w6x-xch3-qjrv, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-34085.