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).
Published: 2018-02-20
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2004-2769 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).
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00302}

epss

{'score': 0.00436}


Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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{'score': 0.00286}

epss

{'score': 0.00302}


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Underbit Libid3tag
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:15:33.364Z

Reserved: 2018-02-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-2779

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-02-20T21:29:00.207

Modified: 2024-11-20T23:54:12.203

Link: CVE-2004-2779

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2004-12-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2004-2779 - Bugzilla

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