CVE-2017-17446 — 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

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MEDIUM

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

Published Dec 6, 2017

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 1.52%

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.52% 0.01525

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01525

Score over time

2021–2026

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Percentile over time

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Table of values (13 key points)

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Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.52% (0.01525)	73.73th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 20, 2026	1.52% (0.01525)	73.53th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.14% (0.00143)	50.52th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Apr 25, 2024	0.14% (0.00143)	49.39th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 15, 2024	0.13% (0.00131)	47.12th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.12% (0.00119)	44.73th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Oct 16, 2023	0.17% (0.00167)	53.15th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Sep 3, 2023	0.15% (0.00154)	51.12th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.11% (0.00109)	42.13th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.05% (0.01055)	52.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	27.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	0.98% (0.00976)	26.54th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Apr 14, 2021	0.98% (0.00976)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-681

References (2)

https://bitbucket.org/mpyne/game-music-emu/issues/14/addresssanitizer-negative-size-param-size
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/883691
x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking

Link	Providers	Tags
https://bitbucket.org/mpyne/game-music-emu/issues/14/addresssanitizer-negative-size-param-size		x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/883691		x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Dec 6, 2017

Updated Sep 16, 2024

Reserved Dec 6, 2017

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CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

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Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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