A buffer over-read was discovered in ReadMP3APETag in apetag.c in MP3Gain 1.6.2.
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-125Published · 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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A buffer over-read was discovered in ReadMP3APETag in apetag.c in MP3Gain 1.6.2. The vulnerability causes an application crash, which leads to remote denial of service.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01398 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:glensawyer:mp3gain:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.2 | Vulnerable | Glensawyer |
- cpe:2.3:a:glensawyer:mp3gain:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.2 Vulnerable ·Glensawyer
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-18359
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-74ch-gqq9-g83c
References
More Glensawyer Mp3gain vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-26963 A stack buffer overflow vulnerability in MP3Gain v1.6.2 allows an attacker to cause a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-13271 Read access violation in the III_dequantize_sample function in mpglibDBL/layer3.c in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-18359 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-18359 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-74ch-gqq9-g83c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-18359 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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