CVE-2017-1000418

The WildMidi_Open function in WildMIDI since commit d8a466829c67cacbb1700beded25c448d99514e5...

7.8 HighFix available

The WildMidi_Open function in WildMIDI since commit d8a466829c67cacbb1700beded25c448d99514e5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.67%Up 0.7 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2017-1000418
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-1000418
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-1557 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-1557
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fx9c-663j-cxhv 7.8

The WildMidi_Open function in WildMIDI since commit d8a466829c67cacbb1700beded25c448d99514e5...

Record: GHSA-fx9c-663j-cxhv
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.8

Record: CVE-2017-1000418
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000418 7.8

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000418
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000418 7.8

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000418
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

mindwerks wildmidi

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`wildmidi` Debian:12	before 0.4.2-1	0.4.2-1
`wildmidi` Debian:13	before 0.4.2-1	0.4.2-1
`wildmidi` Debian:14	before 0.4.2-1	0.4.2-1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-1000418 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Mindwerks Wildmidi, published January 2, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.67%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in wildmidi 0.4.2-1.