FKIE_CVE-2017-5851

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-03-01 15:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:21
Severity
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96002
cve@mitre.orghttps://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/01/mp3splt-null-pointer-dereference-in-free_options-options_manager-c/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96002
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/01/mp3splt-null-pointer-dereference-in-free_options-options_manager-c/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mp3splt_project mp3splt 2.6.2
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