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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-18651

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in function ID3_Support::ID3v2Frame::getFrameValue in exempi 2.5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via opening of crafted audio file with ID3V2 frame.

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31 Oct 2026, 12:34 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2020-18651

core-osv · Original source

Published 22 Aug 2023, 19:15 UTC

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in function ID3_Support::ID3v2Frame::getFrameValue in exempi 2.5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via opening of crafted audio file with ID3V2 frame.

osv:CVE-2020-18651
Complete source record
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