CVE-2017-11661 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted MIDI file due to an invalid memory read in the WildMIDI library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-11661?
CVE-2017-11661 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The _WM_SetupMidiEvent function in internal_midi.c:2318 in WildMIDI 0.4.2 can cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted mid file.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11661?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mindwerks Wildmidi.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11661?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2017-11661 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11661 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11661, GHSA-8gh9-3698-mj6g, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11661.