FKIE_CVE-2017-11547

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-07-31 13:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:01
Severity
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
The resample_gauss function in resample.c in TiMidity++ 2.14.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted mid file. NOTE: a crash might be relevant when using the --background option. NOTE: the TiMidity++ README.alsaseq documentation suggests a setuid-root installation.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/83Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/83Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
timidity\+\+_project timidity\+\+ 2.14.0
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