CVE-2017-11547: Timidity++ Project Timidity++

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The resample_gauss function in resample.c in TiMidity++ 2.14.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted mid file. NOTE: a crash might be relevant when using the --background option. NOTE: the TiMidity++ README.alsaseq documentation suggests a setuid-root installation.

Affected products

Published 2017-07-31. Last modified 2026-06-17.