CVE-2018-10017 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via out-of-bounds read in OpenMPT or libopenmpt by using specially crafted IT or MO3 files.
- 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-2018-10017?
CVE-2018-10017 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Apr 2018. 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
soundlib/Snd_fx.cpp in OpenMPT before 1.27.07.00 and libopenmpt before 0.3.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via an IT or MO3 file with many nested pattern loops.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10017?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Openmpt Libopenmpt, Openmpt Openmpt.
How do I fix CVE-2018-10017?
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-2018-10017 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10017 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10017, GHSA-q268-2gqw-g9rg, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10017.