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

EPSS: 0.011 (62.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Timidity\+\+_project Timidity\+\+ — versions 2.14.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

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.