Input validation error in libmodplug - CVE-2011-2914

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Input validation error in libmodplug - CVE-2011-2914

Published: June 7, 2012 / Updated: August 4, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU33955
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2914
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: ModPlug
Affected software:
libmodplug

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Off-by-one error in the CSoundFile::ReadDSM function in src/load_dms.cpp in libmodplug before 0.8.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted DSM file with a large number of samples.


How to mitigate CVE-2011-2914

Install update from vendor's website.

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