A flaw was found in GNOME localsearch MP3 Extractor, specifically within the tracker-extract-mp3 component. This heap buffer overflow vulnerability occurs when processing specially crafted MP3 files containing malformed ID3v2.3 COMM (Comment) tags. An attacker could exploit this by providing a malicious MP3 file, leading to a denial of service (DoS), which causes an application crash, and potentially disclosing sensitive information from the heap memory.
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Description A flaw was found in GNOME localsearch MP3 Extractor, specifically within the tracker-extract-mp3 component. This heap buffer overflow vulnerability occurs when processing specially crafted MP3 files containing malformed ID3v2.3 COMM (Comment) tags. An attacker could exploit this by providing a malicious MP3 file, leading to a denial of service (DoS), which causes an application crash, and potentially disclosing sensitive information from the heap memory.
Title localsearch: GNOME localsearch MP3 Extractor: Denial of Service and information disclosure via malformed MP3 files.
Weaknesses CWE-805
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


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cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-02-02T11:11:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-1766 - Bugzilla

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