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TI-2017-12440 Aliases CVE-2017-16898GHSA-7qgm-mc5w-8x5x

The printMP3Headers function in util/listmp3.c in libming v0.4.8 or earlier is vulnerable…

Priority LOW 26CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00813 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libming:libming:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.4.8VulnerableLibming
  • cpe:2.3:a:libming:libming:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.4.8 Vulnerable ·Libming

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16898
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7qgm-mc5w-8x5x

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2023-27635 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libming version 0.4.8, allows attackers to execute… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-18170 libming listswf 0.4.7 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow in the parseSWF_DEFINEFONTINFO() function at parser.c. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-41074 Buffer overflow vulnerability in function dcputchar in decompile.c in libming 0.4.8. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-41073 Buffer overflow vulnerability in function strcat in asan_interceptors.cpp in libming 0.4.8. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-21106 An out-of-memory error in the parseABC_STRING_INFO function of libming v0.4.8 allows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-21103 An out-of-memory error in the parseABC_NS_SET_INFO function of libming v0.4.8 allows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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