When was CVE-2017-6888 disclosed?

CVE-2017-6888 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 25, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2017-6888 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-6888 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 63.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-6888?

CVE-2017-6888 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2017-6888?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-6888, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

CVE-2017-6888

MEDIUMNVD 5.5

5.5

An error in the "read_metadata_vorbiscomment_()" function (src/libFLAC/stream_decoder.c) in FLAC version 1.3.2 can be exploited to cause a memory leak via a specially crafted FLAC file.

CVSS v3: 5.5
EG Score: —
EPSS: 63.6%
KEV: Not listed

References (12)

PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftwarehttps://git.xiph.org/?p=flac.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4f47b63e9c971e6391590caf00a0f2a5ed612e67
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftwarehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00001.html
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftwarehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/33W6XZAAEJYRGU3XYHRO7XSYEA7YACUB/
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftwarehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KNZYTAU5UWBVXVJ4VHDWPR66ZVDLQZRE/
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftwarehttps://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/82639/
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftwarehttps://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-7/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.xiph.org/?p=flac.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4f47b63e9c971e6391590caf00a0f2a5ed612e67
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00001.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/33W6XZAAEJYRGU3XYHRO7XSYEA7YACUB/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KNZYTAU5UWBVXVJ4VHDWPR66ZVDLQZRE/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/82639/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-7/

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