What is CVE-2017-11547?

CVE-2017-11547 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Timidity\+\+ Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-07-31.

How severe is CVE-2017-11547?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Timidity\+\+ Project

CVE-2017-11547

The resample_gauss function in resample.c in TiMidity++ 2.14.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted mid file. NOTE: a crash might be relevant when using the --background option. NOTE: the TiMidity++ README.alsaseq documentation suggests a setuid-root installation.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2017-07-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (64.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 64.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Timidity\+\+ Project — versions 2.14.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/83 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11547?: CVE-2017-11547 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Timidity\+\+ Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-07-31.
How severe is CVE-2017-11547?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.