Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-49356

HighPublic PoC

Published: 22 December 2023

Published
22 December 2023
Modified
23 April 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0017 38.5th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-49356 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Glensawyer Mp3Gain. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 38.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A stack buffer overflow vulnerability in MP3Gain v1.6.2 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service via the WriteMP3GainAPETag function at apetag.c:592.

CWE(s)
CWE-787

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

glensawyer
mp3gain
1.6.2

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SI-16 Memory Protection
addresses: CWE-787

Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.

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