CVE-2004-2779

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…

published February 20, 2018

CVSS
—
EPSS
2%
Percentile
84.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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).

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02460 · 84.2th percentile
Published
2018-02-20T21:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 FEB 21:00Z
    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…
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