CVE-2017-8372

NameCVE-2017-8372
DescriptionThe mad_layer_III function in layer3.c in Underbit MAD libmad 0.15.1b, if NDEBUG is omitted, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via a crafted audio file.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-1380-1, DSA-4192-1
Debian Bugs287519

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libmad (PTS)buster, bullseye0.15.1b-10fixed
bookworm, sid, trixie0.15.1b-10.1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libmadsourcewheezy0.15.1b-7+deb7u1DLA-1380-1
libmadsourcejessie0.15.1b-8+deb8u1DSA-4192-1
libmadsourcestretch0.15.1b-8+deb9u1DSA-4192-1
libmadsource(unstable)0.15.1b-9287519

Notes

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/30/libmad-assertion-failure-in-layer3-c/
The patch from #508133 applied in 0.15.1b-4 only partially fixed it
"Duplicate" with/basically same as CVE-2017-8373
Patch in 0.15.1b-9: libmad-0.15.1b/debian/patches/md_size.diff

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