Denial of service in Underbit libmad

Published: 2018-02-20

Risk	Low
Patch available	NO
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2018-7263
CWE-ID	CWE-415
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	libmad Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor	Underbit Technologies

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Double free error

EUVDB-ID: #VU11227

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7263

CWE-ID: CWE-415 - Double Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the mad_decoder_run() function due to double free error. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted file and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

libmad: 0.15.1b

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:a:underbit_technologies:libmad:0.15.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1477498

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.