CVE-2017-14407
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 · uneditedA stack-based buffer over-read was discovered in filterYule in gain_analysis.c in MP3Gain version 1.5.2. The vulnerability causes an application crash, which leads to remote denial of service.
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 · high confidenceA stack-based buffer over-read vulnerability exists in the filterYule function within gain_analysis.c of MP3Gain version 1.5.2. The vulnerability occurs when the function reads beyond the boundaries of a buffer on the stack, causing an application crash and 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= 1.5.2CVSS 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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Check if MP3Gain is installedRun 'which mp3gain' or search for mp3gain executable in common paths like /usr/bin/, /usr/local/bin/, or use 'find / -name mp3gain -type f 2>/dev/null'Affected if MP3Gain executable is found on the system
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Determine installed MP3Gain versionRun 'mp3gain --version' or 'mp3gain -v' to display the version numberAffected if Version displayed is 1.5.2 exactly
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Verify gain_analysis.c component existsLocate the gain_analysis.c source file in the MP3Gain installation directory or source package - check in /src/ or the root of the source treeAffected if The file gain_analysis.c is present and contains the filterYule function definition
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Check if MP3Gain processes audio filesReview recent MP3Gain execution history via shell history, audit logs, or by examining the application to see if it has been used to analyze audio filesAffected if MP3Gain version 1.5.2 has been used to process any audio files
The environment is affected if MP3Gain version 1.5.2 is installed and the gain_analysis.c component with the filterYule function is present and has been used.
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 a patched version of MP3Gain if available, or apply bounds-checking fixes to the filterYule function in gain_analysis.c to ensure proper buffer boundary validation before read operations.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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