CVE-2026-61722

FluidSynth: DLS Articulation Chunk Integer Overflow

Published Sep 18, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
FluidSynth is a software synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specifications. From 2.5.0 until 2.5.6, the native DLS parser validates articulation chunks using the unsigned expression cbsize + connblocks * 12 without first ensuring that the multiplication and addition fit in 32 bits. A crafted DLS file can supply a large connblocks value that wraps the expression and bypasses the chunk-size check, after which the parser performs approximately one billion 12-byte iterations beyond the chunk boundary. The excessive processing and invalid reads can cause denial of service. Builds with the CMake option enable-native-dls set to OFF do not expose the parser. This issue is fixed in version 2.5.6.

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description FluidSynth is a software synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specifications. From 2.5.0 until 2.5.6, the native DLS parser validates articulation chunks using the unsigned expression cbsize + connblocks * 12 without first ensuring that the multiplication and addition fit in 32 bits. A crafted DLS file can supply a large connblocks value that wraps the expression and bypasses the chunk-size check, after which the parser performs approximately one billion 12-byte iterations beyond the chunk boundary. The excessive processing and invalid reads can cause denial of service. Builds with the CMake option enable-native-dls set to OFF do not expose the parser. This issue is fixed in version 2.5.6.
Title FluidSynth: DLS Articulation Chunk Integer Overflow
Weaknesses CWE-190
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Sep 22, 2026, 3:44 PM
Reserved
Jul 10, 2026, 6:51 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Sep 18, 2026, 8:17 PM
Modified
Sep 23, 2026, 6:28 PM