| Name | CVE-2017-5851 |
| Description | The free_options function in options_manager.c in mp3splt 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted file. NOTE: this typically has no risk; this crash of this command-line program has no further consequences for availability. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| mp3splt (PTS) | buster | 2.6.2+20170630-3 | vulnerable |
| bookworm, bullseye | 2.6.2+20170630-3.1 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie | 2.6.2+20170630-3.2 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| mp3splt | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | | |
Notes
https://github.com/asarubbo/poc/blob/master/00127-mp3splt-nullptr-free_options
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/01/mp3splt-null-pointer-dereference-in-free_options-options_manager-c
No security impact, crash in CLI tool