| Name | CVE-2017-8372 |
| Description | The 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1380-1, DSA-4192-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 287519 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| libmad (PTS) | bullseye | 0.15.1b-10 | fixed |
| bookworm | 0.15.1b-10.1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 0.15.1b-11 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
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