Medium
Security advisory
Buffer overflow in the printMP3Headers function in listmp3.c in Libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted mp3 file.
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2016-9264
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- 1 Nov 2026, 04:19 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Buffer overflow in the printMP3Headers function in listmp3.c in Libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted mp3 file.
osv:CVE-2016-9264
Complete source record
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