CVE-2017-17446

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Published 2017-12-06 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

6.5

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2

4.3

VIR risk

6.5

Description

The Mem_File_Reader::read_avail function in Data_Reader.cpp in the Game_Music_Emu library (aka game-music-emu) 0.6.1 does not ensure a non-negative size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17446

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`0.6.2-1`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`0.6.2-1`
debian	forky	fixed	`0.6.2-1`
debian	sid	fixed	`0.6.2-1`
debian	trixie	fixed	`0.6.2-1`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
game-music-emu_project	game-music-emu	`0.6.1`

References

https://bitbucket.org/mpyne/game-music-emu/issues/14/addresssanitizer-negative-size-param-size
https://bugs.debian.org/883691
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17446

CWEs

CWE-681

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.