| Name | CVE-2004-2779 |
| Description | id3_utf16_deserialize() in utf16.c in libid3tag through 0.15.1b misparses ID3v2 tags encoded in UTF-16 with an odd number of bytes, triggering an endless loop allocating memory until an OOM condition is reached, leading to denial-of-service (DoS). |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 304913 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| libid3tag (PTS) | bookworm, bullseye | 0.15.1b-14 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 0.16.3-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libid3tag | source | (unstable) | 0.15.1b-5 | 304913 |
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=162647
https://sources.debian.org/patches/libid3tag/0.15.1b-13/10_utf16.dpatch/