mikmod: crash or abort when loading/playing multiple files with different number of channels
Published Jan 20, 2009
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.34%
Description
libmikmod 3.1.9 through 3.2.0, as used by MikMod, SDL-mixer, and possibly other products, relies on the channel count of the last loaded song, rather than the currently playing song, for certain playback calculations, which allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by loading multiple songs (aka MOD files) with different numbers of channels.
Affected products
No data.
- 3.1.9-1
- 3.1.9-2
- 3.1.9-3
- 3.1.9-4
- 3.1.9-5
- 3.1.9-6
- 3.1.10-1
- 3.1.10-2
- 3.1.10-3
- 3.1.10-4
- 3.1.10-5
- 3.1.11-1
- 3.1.11-2
- 3.1.11-3
- 3.1.11-4
- 3.1.11-5
- 3.1.11-6
- 3.1.12
- 3.2.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
mikmod-0:3.1.6-23.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0720
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
mikmod-0:3.1.6-33.el4_8.1
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0720
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
mikmod-0:3.1.6-39.el5_5.1
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0720
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | mikmod-0:3.1.6-23.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0720 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | mikmod-0:3.1.6-33.el4_8.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0720 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | mikmod-0:3.1.6-39.el5_5.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0720 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
The Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.34% (0.02345) | 83.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.34% (0.02345) | 81.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.97% (0.00968) | 74.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.45% (0.02454) | 75.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.97% (0.00968) | 75.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00234) | 62.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 25, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00234) | 61.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00242) | 63.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00242) | 60.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (13)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=422021 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=461519 x_refsource_MISC
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/13/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34259 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33235 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6720 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479829 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6720
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-6720
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01305.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01312.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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