CVE-2017-11663 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

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
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2017-11663?

CVE-2017-11663 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Aug 2017. 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

The _WM_SetupMidiEvent function in internal_midi.c:2315 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-2017-11663?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mindwerks Wildmidi.

How do I fix CVE-2017-11663?

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-2017-11663 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11663 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11663, GHSA-vg2h-xpwx-rj8w, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11663.

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