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CVE-2017-11664· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

The _WM_SetupMidiEvent function in internal_midi.c:2122 in WildMIDI 0.4.2 can cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application

The _WM_SetupMidiEvent function in internal_midi.c:2122 in WildMIDI 0.4.2 can cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted mid file.

MediumCVSS 6.5 · v3.1—Proof of concept Fix available
Published
Aug 17, 2017
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
8.4% · 95th percentile
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Action score

29

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CVSS
26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
3 / 30 · 8.4%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
mindwerkswildmidi

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • mindwerks wildmidi0.4.2

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12wildmidibefore 0.4.2-10.4.2-1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedwildmidibefore 0.4.4-1.30.4.4-1.3

Same product

mindwerks: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2017-11662The _WM_ParseNewMidi function in f_midi.c in WildMIDI 0.4.2 can cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a
    33Monitor
  • CVE-2017-11661The _WM_SetupMidiEvent function in internal_midi.c:2318 in WildMIDI 0.4.2 can cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application
    33Monitor
  • CVE-2017-1000418The WildMidi_Open function in WildMIDI since commit d8a466829c67cacbb1700beded25c448d99514e5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of se
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2017-11663The _WM_SetupMidiEvent function in internal_midi.c:2315 in WildMIDI 0.4.2 can cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application
    28Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:wildmidi0.4.2-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:wildmidi0.4.4-1.3 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrydos2017-08-08

Research context

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Timeline

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  1. First PoC-10 d
  2. Published
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+3331 d
EPSS, last 120 days

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

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References

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