PT-2018-17984

CVE-2018-7263

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Published

2018-02-20

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Updated

2026-10-31

Description by

CVSS 3.1
9.8
Critical
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libmad versions prior to 0.15.1b
Description The issue is related to the mad decoder run() function in decoder.c, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other unspecified impacts via a crafted file. This could result in a SIGABRT due to double free or corruption.
Recommendations For versions prior to 0.15.1b, consider disabling the mad decoder run() function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to crafted files to minimize the risk of exploitation.
Exploitability
Fix
Impacts
Vendors
Affected products
Weakness enumeration
Related identifiers
ALSA-2020:1631
CESA-2020_1631
CLEANSTART-2022-OW66636
MGASA-2019-0078
RHSA-2020:1631
RHSA-2020_1631
RLSA-2020:1631
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