TI-2017-14637 Aliases CVE-2017-1000418 GHSA-fx9c-663j-cxhv

The WildMidi_Open function in WildMIDI since commit…

LOW 37CWE-119Published 2018-01-02 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The WildMidi_Open function in WildMIDI since commit d8a466829c67cacbb1700beded25c448d99514e5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01672 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:mindwerks:wildmidi::::::::	up to 0.4.1	Vulnerable	Mindwerks

cpe:2.3:a:mindwerks:wildmidi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.4.1 Vulnerable ·Mindwerks

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	Affected	No fix planned: Will not fix

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1000418
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fx9c-663j-cxhv

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/Mindwerks/wildmidi/issues/178

Patch 1

https://github.com/Mindwerks/wildmidi/commit/814f31d8eceda8401eb812fc2e94ed143fdad0ab

TI-2017-08633 The _WM_SetupMidiEvent function in internal_midi.c:2318 in WildMIDI 0.4.2 can cause a… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2017-08634 The _WM_ParseNewMidi function in f_midi.c in WildMIDI 0.4.2 can cause a denial of service… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2017-08636 The _WM_SetupMidiEvent function in internal_midi.c:2122 in WildMIDI 0.4.2 can cause a… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2017-08635 The _WM_SetupMidiEvent function in internal_midi.c:2315 in WildMIDI 0.4.2 can cause a… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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