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GHSA-927q-g9w9-pm54 mp3-metadata

Fix: GuillaumeGomez/mp3-metadata#37

GHSA-927q-g9w9-pm54 is a security vulnerability in mp3-metadata. A fix is available for mp3-metadata — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Panic in mp3-metadata due to the lack of bounds checking

Also known asRUSTSEC-2025-0027
Published
Apr 30, 2025
Updated
Oct 28, 2025
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Oct 28, 2025 · OSV.dev, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
🦀mp3-metadata

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects crates.io packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

The get_id3() methods used by mp3_metadata::read_from_slice() does not perform adequate bounds checking when recreating the tag due to the use of desynchronization.

Fixed in Fix index error, released as part of 0.4.0.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🦀crates.iomp3-metadataall versions0.4.0cargo update -p mp3-metadata --precise 0.4.0

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for mp3-metadata, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update mp3-metadata to 0.4.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-927q-g9w9-pm54 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-927q-g9w9-pm54 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Tailored to GHSA-927q-g9w9-pm54. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

The `get_id3()` methods used by `mp3_metadata::read_from_slice()` does not perform adequate bounds checking when recreating the tag due to the use of desynchronization. Fixed in [Fix index error](https://github.com/GuillaumeGomez/mp3-metadata/pull/37), released as part of 0.4.0.
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is GHSA-927q-g9w9-pm54 in your dependencies?

O3 Security finds GHSA-927q-g9w9-pm54 across crates.io dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.

GHSA-927q-g9w9-pm54: mp3-metadata | O3 Security