CVE-2017-6888

flac: Memory leak in src/libFLAC/stream_decoder.c:read_metadata_vorbiscomment_()

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · May 11, 2017

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

An error in the "read_metadata_vorbiscomment_()" function (src/libFLAC/stream_decoder.c) in FLAC version 1.3.2 can be exploited to cause a memory leak via a specially crafted FLAC file.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 4.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime