Use after free in fluidsynth
CVE-2021-21417

7.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Fluidsynth

Status
Fluidsynth
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 April 2021

What is CVE-2021-21417?

fluidsynth is a software synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specifications. A use after free violation was discovered in fluidsynth, that can be triggered when loading an invalid SoundFont file.

Affected Version(s)

fluidsynth < 2.1.8

References

https://github.com/FluidSynth/fluidsynth/issues/808
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https://github.com/FluidSynth/fluidsynth/pull/810
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https://github.com/FluidSynth/fluidsynth/security/advisor...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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