Synthesia prior 10.7.5567 MIDI File denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Synthesia. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component MIDI File Handler. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-33897. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Synthesia. Affected is an unknown part of the component MIDI File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

A buffer overflow in Synthesia before 10.7.5567, when a non-Latin locale is used, allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted MIDI file with malformed bytes. This file is mishandled during a deletion attempt. In Synthesia before 10.9, an improper path handling allows local attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted MIDI file with malformed bytes.

The weakness was presented 11/18/2022. The advisory is shared for download at isopach.dev. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-33897 since 06/06/2021. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 10.7.5567 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Synthesia 10.7.5567

Timelineinfo

06/06/2021 🔍
11/18/2022 +530 days 🔍
11/18/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/30/2025 +893 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: isopach.dev
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-33897 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-33897
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-213888

Entryinfo

Created: 11/18/2022 08:25
Updated: 04/30/2025 01:34
Changes: 11/18/2022 08:25 (38), 12/20/2022 09:19 (12), 04/30/2025 01:34 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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