CVE catalog

CVE-2017-11550

libid3tag: CVE-2017-11550

Severity: Medium · CVSS 5.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published: Jul 31, 2017, 1:29:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.45% · Oct 25, 2026

The id3_ucs4_length function in ucs4.c in libid3tag 0.15.1b allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL Pointer Dereference and application crash) via a crafted mp3 file.

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
Alpine	libid3tag	3.16	`0.16.2-r0`	fixed
Alpine	libid3tag	3.17	`0.16.2-r0`	fixed
Alpine	libid3tag	3.18	`0.16.2-r0`	fixed
Alpine	libid3tag	3.19	`0.16.2-r0`	fixed
Alpine	libid3tag	3.20	`0.16.2-r0`	fixed
Alpine	libid3tag	3.21	`0.16.2-r0`	fixed
Alpine	libid3tag	3.22	`0.16.2-r0`	fixed
Alpine	libid3tag	3.23	`0.16.2-r0`	fixed
Alpine	libid3tag	3.24	`0.16.2-r0`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	libid3tag	source	sid	`0.15.1b-9`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[405801]
Debian	libid3tag	source	forky	`0.15.1b-9`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[405801]
Debian	libid3tag	source	trixie	`0.15.1b-9`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[405801]
Debian	libid3tag	source	bookworm	`0.15.1b-9`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[405801]
Alpine	libid3tag	apk	3.16	`0.16.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-11550	Not reported
Alpine	libid3tag	apk	3.17	`0.16.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-11550	Not reported
Alpine	libid3tag	apk	3.18	`0.16.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-11550	Not reported
Alpine	libid3tag	apk	3.19	`0.16.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-11550	Not reported
Alpine	libid3tag	apk	3.20	`0.16.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-11550	Not reported
Alpine	libid3tag	apk	3.21	`0.16.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-11550	Not reported
Alpine	libid3tag	apk	3.22	`0.16.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-11550	Not reported
Alpine	libid3tag	apk	3.23	`0.16.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-11550	Not reported
Alpine	libid3tag	apk	3.24	`0.16.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-11550	Not reported

[Debian bug #405801]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libid3tag0]Fixed
Source package: [libid3tag]
Details (2)
- 0.15.1b-14 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.15.1b-9
  dsa · libid3tag · debian · bookworm; dsa · libid3tag · debian · 12
- 0.15.1b-14 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.15.1b-9
  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-9
  dsa · libid3tag · debian · bookworm; dsa · libid3tag · debian · 12
- 0.15.1b-14 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.15.1b-9
  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-9
  dsa · libid3tag · debian · 13
- 0.16.3-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.15.1b-9
  dsa · libid3tag · debian · 13
[libid3tag0-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libid3tag]
Details (2)
- 0.16.3-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.15.1b-9
  dsa · libid3tag · debian · 13
- 0.16.3-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.15.1b-9
  dsa · libid3tag · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:25:50 PM UTC

References

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