CVE-2018-10777
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 WriteMP3GainAPETag function in apetag.c in mp3gain through 1.5.2-r2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
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 confidenceBuffer overflow vulnerability in mp3gain's WriteMP3GainAPETag function in apetag.c allows attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially achieve unspecified impact by supplying a maliciously crafted APE tag in an MP3 file.
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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<= 1.5.2= 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 installedLocate the mp3gain executable on the system using 'which mp3gain' or by searching common binary directoriesAffected if mp3gain executable exists on the system
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Determine installed mp3gain versionRun 'mp3gain --version' or check the package manager for the installed version of mp3gainAffected if The version is 1.5.2 or lower (<=1.5.2)
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Identify if processing MP3 files with APE tagsInspect whether your workflow involves adding or modifying APE tags in MP3 files using mp3gain, or test a sample MP3 file with 'mp3gain -s s' to see if APE tag writing is triggeredAffected if You are using mp3gain to write or modify APE tags in MP3 files, especially on files from untrusted sources
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Check for untrusted MP3 inputReview your mp3gain usage patterns to determine if you process MP3 files from external or untrusted sources that may contain maliciously crafted APE tagsAffected if MP3 files from untrusted or external sources are processed with mp3gain's tag writing functionality
You are affected if mp3gain version 1.5.2 or lower is installed AND you process MP3 files (particularly from untrusted sources) using functionality that writes or modifies APE tags.
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 dataUpgrade mp3gain to a version beyond 1.5.2-r2 that includes proper bounds checking in the WriteMP3GainAPETag function, or implement input validation on APE tag data before writing to prevent buffer overflows.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2018-10777 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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