Vulnerability · Published May 11, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-34085
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the mp3gain package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.9% (higher than 80% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.9%top 20.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | mp3gain | 1.6.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-34085 |
| Debian:13 | mp3gain | 1.6.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-34085 |
| Debian:14 | mp3gain | 1.6.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-34085 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mp3gain | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-34085 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | mp3gain | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-34085 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | mp3gain | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-34085 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | mp3gain | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-34085 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | mp3gain | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-34085 |