| Name | CVE-2017-11549 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 870338 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| timidity (PTS) | buster, bullseye | 2.14.0-8 | vulnerable |
| bookworm, trixie | 2.14.0-8.1 | vulnerable |
| sid | 2.14.0-8.2 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| timidity | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | | 870338 |
Notes
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/83
https://sourceforge.net/p/timidity/discussion/217458/thread/9a1c9620/
Crash in CLI tool, no security impact