Debian Security Advisory

DLA-1380-1 libmad -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
18 May 2018
Affected Packages:
libmad
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2017-8372, CVE-2017-8373, CVE-2017-8374.
More information:

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in MAD, an MPEG audio decoder library, which could result in denial of service if a malformed audio file is processed.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 0.15.1b-7+deb7u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libmad packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS