CVE-2016-9264
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedBuffer overflow in the printMP3Headers function in listmp3.c in Libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted mp3 file.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceLibming 0.4.7 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the printMP3Headers function in listmp3.c. The function fails to properly validate buffer boundaries when parsing MP3 file headers, allowing a crafted MP3 file to trigger an out-of-bounds read, resulting in denial of service.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 0.4.7CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed Libming versionRun 'pkg-config --modversion ming' or check for libming package via package manager (dpkg -l | grep ming, rpm -q ming, or similar). Also check for libming.so files with 'ldconfig -p | grep ming' and examine the library file version.Affected if The installed version is exactly 0.4.7
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Locate libming library filesSearch for libming files on the system using 'find /usr -name "*ming*" -type f 2>/dev/null' or check the library path where libming.so or libming.a is stored.Affected if Libming library files exist on the system and version cannot be determined or shows 0.4.7
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Find applications using Libming to parse MP3sIdentify programs that depend on libming using 'ldd /path/to/binary | grep ming' or check application dependencies. Look for any utilities, converters, or tools that use libming for MP3 processing.Affected if An application using libming is present and processes MP3 files as input, triggering the printMP3Headers function in listmp3.c
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Check for compiled listmp3 objectIf libming was built from source, verify the presence of listmp3.c compiled object or the vulnerable function printMP3Headers. Use 'nm libming.so | grep printMP3Headers' to confirm the function exists.Affected if The vulnerable printMP3Headers function is present in the compiled library
You are affected if Libming version 0.4.7 is installed and any application or tool on your system uses it to parse MP3 files, which would trigger the unbounded buffer read in the printMP3Headers function.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate to the latest Libming version if available, or implement proper bounds checking in the printMP3Headers function to validate header lengths before reading buffer data. Sanitize MP3 file input and reject files with malformed headers.
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