Vulnerability identifier: #VU33999

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-9101

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
lame
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: lame.sourceforge.net

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in The fill_buffer_resample function in util.c in libmp3lame.a in LAME 3.99.5. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted audio file.

Mitigation
Update to version 3.100.

Vulnerable software versions

lame: 3.99.5

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External links
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99269
http://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/06/17/lame-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-fill_buffer_resample-util-c/
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=777161

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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