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Ubuntu: USN-4816-1 (CVE-2017-17446): game-music-emu vulnerability

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Ubuntu: USN-4816-1 (CVE-2017-17446): game-music-emu vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
12/06/2017
Created
03/29/2023
Added
03/22/2023
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

The Mem_File_Reader::read_avail function in Data_Reader.cpp in the Game_Music_Emu library (aka game-music-emu) 0.6.1 does not ensure a non-negative size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libgme0

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