CVE-2019-17113 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

A buffer overflow in libopenmpt's C API allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted audio files.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-17113?

CVE-2019-17113 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In libopenmpt before 0.3.19 and 0.4.x before 0.4.9, ModPlug_InstrumentName and ModPlug_SampleName in libopenmpt_modplug.c do not restrict the lengths of libmodplug output-buffer strings in the C API, leading to a buffer overflow.

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17113?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (4)
libopenmpt SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15All versions0.3.19-2.10.1
libopenmpt SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1All versions0.3.19-2.10.1
libopenmpt openSUSE:Leap 15.0All versions0.3.19-lp150.10.1
libopenmpt openSUSE:Leap 15.1All versions0.3.19-lp151.2.6.1

Products include Openmpt Libopenmpt.

How do I fix CVE-2019-17113?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2019-17113 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17113 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-17113, DLA-2308-1, GHSA-9qmp-r7mf-m39c, SUSE-SU-2019:2622-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-17113, USN-8206-1 and 2 more.

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