TiMidity++ 2.14.0 mid File resample.c resample_gauss out-of-bounds

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in TiMidity++ 2.14.0. This vulnerability affects the function resample_gauss of the file resample.c of the component mid File Handler. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-11547. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in TiMidity++ 2.14.0. Affected by this issue is the function resample_gauss of the file resample.c of the component mid File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 07/30/2017. The weakness was published 07/31/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at seclists.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-11547 since 07/22/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106999 (openSUSE Security Update : timidity (openSUSE-2018-208)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 170892 (OpenSUSE Security Update for timidity (openSUSE-SU-2018:0535-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 8 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (106999). Similar entries are available at VDB-104689 and VDB-104692. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• TiMidity++

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• 2.14.0

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