Alpine: multiple libmad packages: security update to 0.15.1b-r8

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 405225

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities referenced in the following CVEs:

- The mad_layer_III function in layer3.c in Underbit MAD libmad 0.15.1b, if NDEBUG is omitted, allows remote
attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via a crafted audio file.
(CVE-2017-8372)

- 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. (CVE-2017-8373)

- The mad_bit_skip function in bit.c in Underbit MAD libmad 0.15.1b allows remote attackers to cause a
denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted audio file.
(CVE-2017-8374)

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-8372

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-8373

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-8374

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 405225

Version: Revision 1.25

Type: Local

Published: 10/31/2023

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-8373

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/1/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-8372, CVE-2017-8373, CVE-2017-8374