gsd-2008-2109
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:23
Details
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.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2008-2109


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      "lastModifiedDate": "2023-02-13T02:19Z",
      "publishedDate": "2008-05-07T21:20Z"
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