CVE catalog

CVE-2008-2109

libid3tag: CVE-2008-2109

Severity: Medium
Published: May 7, 2008, 9:20:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 7.27% · Oct 25, 2026

field.c in the libid3tag 0.15.0b library allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an ID3_FIELD_TYPE_STRINGLIST field that ends in '\0', which triggers an infinite loop.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	libid3tag	sid	`0.16.3-4`	fixed
Debian	libid3tag	forky	`0.16.3-4`	fixed
Debian	libid3tag	trixie	`0.16.3-1`	fixed
Debian	libid3tag	bookworm	`0.15.1b-14`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	libid3tag	source	sid	`0.15.1b-8`	low	Not reported	[480187]
Debian	libid3tag	source	forky	`0.15.1b-8`	low	Not reported	[480187]
Debian	libid3tag	source	trixie	`0.15.1b-8`	low	Not reported	[480187]
Debian	libid3tag	source	bookworm	`0.15.1b-8`	low	Not reported	[480187]

[Debian bug #480187]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libid3tag0]Fixed
Source package: [libid3tag]
Details (2)
- 0.15.1b-14 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.15.1b-8
  dsa · libid3tag · debian · bookworm; dsa · libid3tag · debian · 12
- 0.15.1b-14 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.15.1b-8
  dsa · libid3tag · debian · bookworm; dsa · libid3tag · debian · 12
[libid3tag0-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libid3tag]
Details (2)
- 0.15.1b-14 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.15.1b-8
  dsa · libid3tag · debian · bookworm; dsa · libid3tag · debian · 12
- 0.15.1b-14 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.15.1b-8
  dsa · libid3tag · debian · bookworm; dsa · libid3tag · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[libid3tag0]Fixed
Source package: [libid3tag]
Details (2)
- 0.16.3-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.15.1b-8
  dsa · libid3tag · debian · 13
- 0.16.3-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.15.1b-8
  dsa · libid3tag · debian · 13
[libid3tag0-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libid3tag]
Details (2)
- 0.16.3-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.15.1b-8
  dsa · libid3tag · debian · 13
- 0.16.3-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.15.1b-8
  dsa · libid3tag · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:09 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]