UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17446

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17446
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17446.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17446
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Published
2017-12-06T19:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:31Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The MemFileReader::readavail function in DataReader.cpp in the GameMusicEmu 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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / game-music-emu

Package

Name
game-music-emu
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/game-music-emu@0.5.5-2ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.5.5-2ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.5.5-2
0.5.5-2ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libgme-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.5.5-2ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgme0",
            "binary_version": "0.5.5-2ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / game-music-emu

Package

Name
game-music-emu
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/game-music-emu@0.6.0-3ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.6.0-3ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.5.5-2.1
0.6.0-3
0.6.0-3ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libgme-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.6.0-3ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgme0",
            "binary_version": "0.6.0-3ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}