mackron dr_flac up to 0.13.2 File dr_libs totalPCMFrameCount integer overflow

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in mackron dr_flac up to 0.13.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code in the library dr_libs of the component File Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument totalPCMFrameCount can lead to integer overflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-14369. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in mackron dr_flac up to 0.13.2. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality in the library dr_libs of the component File Handler. The manipulation of the argument totalPCMFrameCount with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

dr_flac, an audio decoder within the dr_libs toolset, contains an integer overflow vulnerability flaw due to trusting the totalPCMFrameCount field from FLAC metadata before calculating buffer size, allowing an attacker with a specially crafted file to perform DoS against programs using the tool.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-14369 since 12/09/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 296263 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-14369), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying the patch b2197b2eb7bb609df76315bebf44db4ec2a1aed0 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (296263). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• mackron

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• dr_flac

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• 0.13.0
• 0.13.1
• 0.13.2

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• open-source

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