CVE-2017-11546 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted MIDI file due to a divide-by-zero error in TiMidity++.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-11546?
CVE-2017-11546 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jul 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The insert_note_steps function in readmidi.c in TiMidity++ 2.14.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted mid file. NOTE: a crash might be relevant when using the --background option.
Weakness: CWE-369
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11546?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Timidity\+\+ Project Timidity\+\+.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11546?
Apply the vendor's patch.
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-2017-11546 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11546 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11546, GHSA-746f-27cq-g8fj, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11546.