Medium
mp3splt — security advisory
The free_options function in options_manager.c in mp3splt 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted file. NOTE: this typically has no risk; this crash of this command-line program has no further consequences for availability.
- Products
- mp3splt
- Affected versions
- 2.4.2-2ubuntu1, 2.6.2+20170630-2, 2.6.2+20170630-3, 2.6.2+20170630-3.1, 2.6.2+20170630-3.1build1, 2.6.2+20170630-3.2, 2.6.2+20170630-3.2build4, 2.6.2+20170630-3.2build5, 2.6.2+20170630-3.3build1, 2.6.2+20170630-3.4, 2.6.2+20170630-3.5, 2.6.2-0.1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2017-5851
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 00:22 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The free_options function in options_manager.c in mp3splt 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted file. NOTE: this typically has no risk; this crash of this command-line program has no further consequences for availability.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5851
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Complete source record
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