CVE-2011-0502 Denial of service in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published Updated

Attackers can crash the Music Animation Machine MIDI Player by tricking users into opening a malicious MIDI file with a long line.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2011-0502?

CVE-2011-0502 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Jan 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Music Animation Machine MIDI Player 2006aug19 Release 035 and possibly other versions allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly have other unspecified impact via a long line in a MIDI (.mid) file.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0502?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Musanim Music Animation Machine Midi Player.

How do I fix CVE-2011-0502?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-0502 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2011-0502 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2011-0502 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w4rc-xm4h-xq3g.

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