CVE-2017-14411
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 overflow was discovered in copy_mp in interface.c in mpglibDBL, as used in MP3Gain version 1.5.2. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write, which leads to remote denial of service or possibly code execution.
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 overflow exists in the copy_mp function in interface.c within the mpglibDBL library used by MP3Gain 1.5.2. The vulnerability allows an attacker to write data beyond the boundaries of a stack-allocated buffer, potentially leading to denial of service or arbitrary code execution.
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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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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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Verify MP3Gain is installedSearch for the MP3Gain executable on the system using commands like 'which mp3gain', 'where mp3gain', or checking common installation directories such as /usr/bin/, /usr/local/bin/, or C:\Program Files\MP3Gain\Affected if MP3Gain executable is found on the system
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Determine installed MP3Gain versionRun 'mp3gain --version' or 'mp3gain -v' to retrieve the version number of the installed MP3Gain binaryAffected if The version displayed is 1.5.2 exactly
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Check for the vulnerable mpglibDBL library componentLocate the mpglibDBL library file that accompanies MP3Gain (typically named mpglibDBL.a, mpglibDBL.so, or similar) and verify its presence in the MP3Gain installation directoryAffected if The mpglibDBL library is present in the MP3Gain installation
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Verify the copy_mp function vulnerability contextIf the binary and vulnerable library version 1.5.2 are confirmed, the copy_mp function in interface.c is vulnerable when processing MP3 files that trigger the copy_mp routine in the mpglibDBL libraryAffected if MP3Gain version 1.5.2 is running and processing MP3 files using the mpglibDBL library
The environment is affected if MP3Gain version 1.5.2 is installed and the mpglibDBL library is present, as this specific version contains the stack-based buffer overflow in the copy_mp function in interface.c.
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 implement proper bounds checking in the copy_mp function to validate buffer sizes before data copying operations.
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- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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