CVE-2017-6888 (NVD)

2018-04-25

An error in the "read_metadata_vorbiscomment_()" function (src/libFLAC/stream_decoder.c) in FLAC version 1.3.2 can be exploited to cause a memory leak via a specially crafted FLAC file.

Products Debian_linux, Fedora, Flac
Type Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime (CWE-772)
First patch - None (likely due to unavailable code)
Links • https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/33W6XZAAEJYRGU3XYHRO7XSYEA7YACUB/
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00001.html
• https://git.xiph.org/?p=flac.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4f47b63e9c971e6391590caf00a0f2a5ed612e67
• https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-7/
• https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/82639/