Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-2109
Potential exploit
field.c in the libid3tag 0.15.0b library allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an ID3_FIELD_TYPE_STRINGLIST field that ends in '\0', which triggers an infinite loop.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2008-2109
- cpe:2.3:a:media-libs:libid3tag:0.15.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2109
7.43%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 91 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-2109
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
|
MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
|
2.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2008-2109
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-15.xml
libid3tag: Denial of service (GLSA 200805-15) — Gentoo security
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http://www.mars.org/mailman/public/mad-dev/2008-January/001366.html
[mad-dev] Initite loop bug in libid3tag-0.15.0b - mad-dev - MARS Mailing ListsExploit
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=210564
210564 – (CVE-2008-2109) media-libs/libid3tag <0.15.1b-r2 Infinite loop (CVE-2008-2109)Patch
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http://secunia.com/advisories/30173
About Secunia Research | Flexera
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29210
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:103
Mandriva
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http://secunia.com/advisories/30182
About Secunia Research | Flexera
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42271
libid3tag field.c denial of service CVE-2008-2109 Vulnerability Report
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00159.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: libid3tag-0.15.1b-6.fc9
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