CVE-2004-2779
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.33%
Description
id3_utf16_deserialize() in utf16.c in libid3tag through 0.15.1b misparses ID3v2 tags encoded in UTF-16 with an odd number of bytes, triggering an endless loop allocating memory until an OOM condition is reached, leading to denial-of-service (DoS).
How to fix CVE-2004-2779
To remediate CVE-2004-2779, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libid3tag—upgrade to 0.15.1b-5 or later
Is CVE-2004-2779 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.15.1b-5
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |