CVE-2007-6720

mikmod: crash or abort when loading/playing multiple files with different number of channels

Published Jan 20, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-6684 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-995-1 libMikMod vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 4:18 PM
Reserved
Jan 20, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 20, 2009, 4:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:48 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jan 19, 2008, 12:00 AM