Out-of-bounds Read Affecting wildmidi package, versions <0.4.2-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
8.43% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-WILDMIDI-21005019
  • published16 Oct 2026
  • disclosed17 Aug 2017

Introduced: 17 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-11664  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest wildmidi to version 0.4.2-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wildmidi package and not the wildmidi package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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