Getid3: A security weakness

Getid3 is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 7.5 CVSS · cve@mitre.org

NVD score 7.5 CVSS 2.0 · nvd@nist.gov

Component: Getid3
Plugin slug: getid3
Affected: See vendor advisory
Safe version: See mitigation notes
Published: Jun 04, 2014
Weakness: NVD-CWE-Other

This CVE was published Jun 04, 2014 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Getid3 to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

getID3() before 1.9.8, as used in ownCloud Server before 5.0.15 and 6.0.x before 6.0.2, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, or possibly have other impact via an XML External Entity (XXE) attack.

NVD vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Update, patch or deactivate.

Technical description

Primary and upstream sources