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CVE-2010-2546 json

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in loaders/load_it.c in libmikmod, possibly 3.1.12, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-2550

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.7%
EPSS 6.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in loaders/load_it.c in libmikmod, possibly 3.1.12, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) crafted samples or (2) crafted instrument definitions in an Impulse Tracker file, related to panpts, pitpts, and IT_ProcessEnvelope. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2009-3995.

Patch / fix

  • libmikmod Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.1.11-6.3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2546

  • libmikmod SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 3.1.11a-116.2.3.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:1471-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-2546 updated cvss 5.1

libmikmod: arbitrary code execution via crafted Impulse Tracker or Ultratracker files

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 mikmod Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 mikmod
    affected: no fix available

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

6.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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