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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-16898

The printMP3Headers function in util/listmp3.c in libming v0.4.8 or earlier is vulnerable to a global buffer overflow, which may allow attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-9264.

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31 Oct 2026, 09:44 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2017-16898

core-osv · Original source

Published 20 Nov 2017, 17:29 UTC

The printMP3Headers function in util/listmp3.c in libming v0.4.8 or earlier is vulnerable to a global buffer overflow, which may allow attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-9264.

osv:CVE-2017-16898
Complete source record
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