What is CVE-2017-11549?

CVE-2017-11549 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Timidity\+\+ Project, classified under Excessive Iteration. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-07-31.

How severe is CVE-2017-11549?

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

Vulnerability in Timidity\+\+ Project

CVE-2017-11549

The play_midi function in playmidi.c in TiMidity++ 2.14.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (large loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted mid file. NOTE: CPU consumption might be relevant when using the --background option.

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: 0.010 (60.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Timidity\+\+ Project — versions 2.14.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-834 — Excessive Iteration

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11549?: CVE-2017-11549 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Timidity\+\+ Project, classified under Excessive Iteration. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-07-31.
How severe is CVE-2017-11549?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.