CVE-2019-17113

Name: CVE-2019-17113
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-10-04T00:15:10.747+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 2.70%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-17113 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. In libopenmpt before 0.3.19 and 0.4.x before 0.4.9, ModPlug_InstrumentName and ModPlug_SampleName in libopenmpt_modplug.c do not restrict the lengths of libmodplug output-buffer strings in the C API, leading to a buffer overflow.. EPSS estimates a 2.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In libopenmpt before 0.3.19 and 0.4.x before 0.4.9, ModPlug_InstrumentName and ModPlug_SampleName in libopenmpt_modplug.c do not restrict the lengths of libmodplug output-buffer strings in the C API, leading to a buffer overflow.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

2.70%

84.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-120

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Openmpt	Libopenmpt	< 0.3.19
Openmpt	Libopenmpt	>= 0.4.0, < 0.4.9

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00035.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00044.html
https://github.com/OpenMPT/openmpt/commit/927688ddab43c2b203569de79407a899e734fabePatch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/OpenMPT/openmpt/compare/libopenmpt-0.3.18...libopenmpt-0.3.19Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/OpenMPT/openmpt/compare/libopenmpt-0.4.8...libopenmpt-0.4.9Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00003.html
https://source.openmpt.org/browse/openmpt/trunk/OpenMPT/?op=revision&rev=12127&peg=12127Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4729
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00035.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00044.html
https://github.com/OpenMPT/openmpt/commit/927688ddab43c2b203569de79407a899e734fabePatch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/OpenMPT/openmpt/compare/libopenmpt-0.3.18...libopenmpt-0.3.19Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/OpenMPT/openmpt/compare/libopenmpt-0.4.8...libopenmpt-0.4.9Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00003.html
https://source.openmpt.org/browse/openmpt/trunk/OpenMPT/?op=revision&rev=12127&peg=12127Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4729

Timeline

Published: Oct 4, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-17113?

How severe is CVE-2019-17113?

CVE-2019-17113 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.70% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-17113?

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Source: NVD / NIST