CVE-2017-12678: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 2.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In TagLib 1.11.1, the rebuildAggregateFrames function in id3v2framefactory.cpp has a pointer to cast vulnerability, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted audio file.

Affected products

  • Debian Debian Linux: version 9.0 only
  • Taglib Taglib: version 1.11.1 only

Published 2017-08-08. Last modified 2026-06-17.