CVE-2021-34085

Exp

Read access violation in the III_dequantize_sample function in mpglibDBL/layer3.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, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-9872. CVE-2017-14409, and CVE-2018-10778.

Published: 2022-05-11 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-34085 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.74%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.10% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: 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-2021-34085

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-34085

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 0.64% 1.74% +1.10%
2 2025-05-18 0.31% 0.64% +0.33%
3 2025-03-30 0.31%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-34085

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
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:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
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.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-34085

OS Trackers for CVE-2021-34085

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2021-34085 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (mp3gain), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-34085
ubuntu medium CVE-2021-34085 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mp3gain), 10 status rows across 10 suites (impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, upstream): ignored 6, needs-triage 4. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-34085

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-34085

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
glensawyer mp3gain < 1.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:glensawyer:mp3gain:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
glensawyer mp3gain 1.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:glensawyer:mp3gain:1.5.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
glensawyer mp3gain 1.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:glensawyer:mp3gain:1.5.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
glensawyer mp3gain 1.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:glensawyer:mp3gain:1.5.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-34085

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