ubuntu-cve-2017-17446
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2017-12-06 19:29
Modified
2026-04-22 07:38
Summary
Details

The Mem_File_Reader::read_avail function in Data_Reader.cpp in the Game_Music_Emu library (aka game-music-emu) 0.6.1 does not ensure a non-negative size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libgme0",
            "binary_version": "0.5.5-2ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
          }
        ]
      },
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        "name": "game-music-emu",
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      },
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      },
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      },
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      ],
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        "0.6.0-3",
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "The Mem_File_Reader::read_avail function in Data_Reader.cpp in the Game_Music_Emu library (aka game-music-emu) 0.6.1 does not ensure a non-negative size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17446",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:38:25Z",
  "published": "2017-12-06T19:29:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17446"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bitbucket.org/mpyne/game-music-emu/issues/14/addresssanitizer-negative-size-param-size"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugs.debian.org/883691"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17446"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4816-1"
    }
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  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2017-17446"
  ]
}



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