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CVE-2012-1584

Published: Sep 6, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-189
4.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.6%
Top 16.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Integer overflow in the mid function in toolkit/tbytevector.cpp in TagLib 1.7 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file header field in a media file, which triggers a large memory allocation.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-189

Affected Products

Gentoo Foundation Inc.
oss-project·US
Gentoo LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
scott wheeler
oss-projectaka taglib
taglibLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/49688
secunia.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78909
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52290
securityfocus.com
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