CVE-2017-8373

Exp

The mad_layer_III function in layer3.c in Underbit MAD libmad 0.15.1b allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted audio file.

Published: 2017-05-01 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-8373 is rated High Exploit Risk (77.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.54%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.20% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2017-8373

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-8373

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.34% 2.54% +2.20%
2 2025-11-01 0.53% 0.34% -0.19%
3 2025-10-31 — 0.53% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-8373

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-8373

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-8373

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2017-8373: 1 source package rows (libmad); 9 state rows across 9 repos (3.10-main, 3.11-main, 3.17-community, 3.18-community, 3.19-community, 3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 9, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-8373
debian not yet assigned CVE-2017-8373 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libmad), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8373
suse high CVE-2017-8373 severity important: SUSE including 8 source package names (libmad-devel-0.15.1b-150000.5.3.1, libmad-devel-0.15.1b-4.1, …), 66 product×package rows across 33 product lines (SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, SUSE Enterprise Storage 6, … (33 product lines)): Fixed 66. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8373/
ubuntu medium CVE-2017-8373 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libmad), 10 status rows across 10 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, precise, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): released 5, ignored 4, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8373

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-8373

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
underbit mad_libmad 0.15.1b cpe:2.3:a:underbit:mad_libmad:0.15.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-8373

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